Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A hired woman, especially in the western United States, who tends cattle and performs many of her duties on horseback.
Wiktionary
- n. a woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
- n. a woman who identifies with cowboy culture, including clothing such as the cowboy hat.
- n. a playing card of queen rank.
- v. rare, intransitive To work as a cowgirl, herding cattle.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a woman cowboy
Etymologies
- cow + girl (Wiktionary)
- cow(boy) + girl. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Good to know: the reverse cowgirl is suggested as a sexual position less likely to spread H1N1.”
“Women in cowgirl dresses sway to the music, mouthing the words as they step backward and forward in unison on the stage.”
“Space cowgirl is just as cool a costume, is it not?”
“O'Keeffe's life embodied those qualities that go into the word cowgirl," said Director of Exhibits and Education Diana Vela.”
“Nearby, a troupe of middle-aged women in cowgirl outfits performed a dance to Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “New York, New York.””
“There's just something a little more "cowgirl" about riding a horse (or pony) in Texas.”
“I did not get a feeling of "cowgirl" at all and Dani seemed more polite than stupid.”
“The "cowgirl" remark was so lame, it wasn't worth getting mad about.”
“The "cowgirl" jab — well, that was my own fault, he thought.”
“On inquiry I learned that this was called a "cowgirl" costume.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cowgirl’.
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Cattle
cattle, cow, beef, steer, heifer, calf, bull, cattle call, Black Angus, Hereford, Holstein, Dwarf Lulu and 402 more...
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Rodeo
rodeo, rodeo clown, barrel racing, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, bucking horse, bucking bronco, bronco, bull, steer and 57 more...
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picarettes
hussies, dragon ladies and amazons
wench, hussy, brazen hussy, dragon, amazon, minx, baggage, tomboy, dragon lady, jezebel, fire eater, spitfire and 19 more...
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