What Does the Term Cowpoke Mean?

Definitions of cowpoke. a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback. synonyms: cattleman, cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpuncher, puncher.

What does cowpoke slang mean?

cowpoke (plural cowpokes) (US, slang) A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle) (US, dated) A 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing.

What is the difference between cowboy and cowpoke?

As nouns the difference between cowpoke and cowboy

is that cowpoke is (us|slang) a cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle) while cowboy is a man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the american west.