n. a woman who works on a ranch, takes part in rodeos, etc., dressing in western-style clothes.
- 1913  [Headline] Cowgirls Comely Charming.
- 1923  "[Her] father's a rancher an' she wears cow-gal clothes an' thinks she owns the place. . . ."
- 1958  The hat itself [is] said to be the finest "cowgirl" hat ever devised. . . .