cowpoke

n. <美口>牧牛工,牛仔

发音

AU

词形变化

cowpokes 复数 cowpokes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)

    美国 俚语
  2. 2.

    A 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came into contact with the fence.

    美国 过时

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

cowhand cowherd cowpuncher puncher

上位词 1

ranchhand

下位词 10

cowboy roper cowgirl wrangler buckaroo gaucho cattleman buckeroo cowman vaquero

词源

From cow + poke.

来源：wiktionary