DCHP-1 Online
cow country 
1 western range land used in raising beef cattle.
- 1929 . . . a store in the cow country ... for saddles and chapps, and spurs . . . form a conspicuous portion of the goods for sale.
- 1963 Most English greenhorns are called "Charlie" in the cow country
2 Obs. in Indian parlance, areas settled by white men, so called because of their apparent dependence on dairy cattle.
- 1850 Great was the enjoyment of returning to the comforts and amenities of civilised life. Milk was a luxurious novelty. The Indians call the land of the pale-faces "the cow-country."
- 1929 . . . a store in the cow country ... for saddles and chapps, and spurs . . . form a conspicuous portion of the goods for sale.