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  • verb Present participle of cowboy.

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Examples

  • I've been using the term cowboying lately on the program and many of you wondered why.

    CNN Transcript Mar 28, 2005 2005

  • It's not "cowboying" but rather simple physics (and respect for killing humanely) that was behind putting shoulder butt stocks on game rifles.

    44 Mag 2009

  • It's not "cowboying" but rather simple physics (and respect for killing humanely) that was behind putting shoulder butt stocks on game rifles.

    44 Mag 2009

  • O'BRIEN: Well, Blake's not going to do "cowboying" for too long.

    CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2005 2005

  • From jokes about his public speaking skills to his way of "cowboying" issues, Bush endeared himself to some Americans as the meat-and-potatoes Commander-in-Chief, but more embraced Bush as the politician they love to hate.

    Hip Hop Republican 2009

  • "One of our biggest gains was through standardization and the elimination of renegade buying or 'cowboying'.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2009

  • Danish sailor fresh from cowboying in the Argentine and with a penchant for native customs and ceremonials.

    Chapter 16 2010

  • George Bush went cowboying into both countries without a clue as to how these wars would benefit the United States.

    Pelosi: Bush 'did not have a plan to get the job done' 2009

  • Yet, I believe that "cowboying up" to being wrong is actually a sign of strength that most people respect and admire, particularly against the current political backdrop of denial, ignoring, victimization, deflection, and equivocation, which are among the worst kinds of cowardice.

    Dr. Jim Taylor: 3 Words We Need in Politics Dr. Jim Taylor 2011

  • "Sure, money people getting involved has pushed up the cost of everything needed for cowboying — hats, boots, horses," says Buster Welch, an 82-year-old Texan widely regarded as the greatest cutter ever.

    Rodeo Drive: Rich Urban Cowboys on Fine Horses Best Ranch Hands Kevin Helliker 2010

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