cowpoke.
A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)
Meaning & usage
A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)
A 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came into contact with the fence.
Where this word comes from
From cow + poke.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.