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cowpoke † West 
n. a man who works as a rider on a cattle or horse ranch.
See also: cowboy ((n.)) (def. 1)
- 1955 One good drink for every cowpoke--just one slug, remember--not half a bottle.
- 1964 North of Williams Lake . . . lone cowpokes still plunged through willow thickets.
- 1955 One good drink for every cowpoke--just one slug, remember--not half a bottle.