buckaroo

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When Chow returned a third time, Tom was startled by his bellow Get your nose out o' that work, buckaroo, and eat Realizing Tom's pie had cooled off, Chow had brought another serving, hot from the oven.

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  1. noun Western U.S. See cowboy.

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  • "You brought this on yourself, buckaroo," Zeke said, securing the suitcases to the roof of the car, then making a nest in the center of the trunk. —  Laura Lipmann - By a Spider's Tread
  • You pushed people into the pool three at a time while yelping like a buckaroo. —  F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 06 - June 1997
  • Back then a would-be cowboy walks the perimeter of his eighty acre spread singing them old buckaroo songs, ending up hoarse, thinking maybe, just maybe things might be okay. —  Lahontan Valley News - Top Stories
  • The runs will be layered with numerous rodeo style jib features and a buckaroo "step-up" at the bottom of the course. —  First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine
  • Settling in Arizona, he spent many long summers working with his brother Kevin as a buckaroo on a cattle ranch in northern Arizona. —  Nevada Appeal - Top Stories
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  1. Alteration (perhaps influenced by buck1) of Spanish vaquero, from vaca, cow, from Latin vacca.
 

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