cowhand

noun
/ˈkaʊˌhænd/

Etymology

From cow + hand, or perhaps blend of cowboy + farmhand.

  1. inherited from *handuz
  2. inherited from *handu
  3. inherited from hand
  4. inherited from hond
  5. compounded as cowhand — “cow + hand

Definitions

  1. One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

    • Though a first rate cow hand he very shortly proved himself to be wholly incapable of acting as head.
    • I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande / but my legs ain't bowed and my cheeks ain't tan […]
    • Say, you ever run into a cowhand by the name of Woodsy Niles?
  2. Cowman or herdsman, especially to a dairy cattle herd.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA