Cowperson vs Cowpoke - What's the difference?
cowperson | cowpoke | Synonyms |
(politically correct, rare) a cowhand of any gender
* 1996 , Coke Newell, Cow Chips Aren't for Dippin': A Guide to Life in the New Wild West , Gibbs Smith, ISBN 978-0-87905-736-7,
* SPIN
(US, slang) A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)
(US, dated) A device used in 19th century, some of which were patented or farm made and used around the neck 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 in contact with the fence.
Cowperson is a synonym of cowpoke.
As nouns the difference between cowperson and cowpoke
is that cowperson is (politically correct|rare) a cowhand of any gender while cowpoke is (us|slang) a cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle).cowperson
English
Noun
(en-noun)page 80:
- At the same time they turn loose a cowboy/girl/person from an adjacent pen.
- The pineappled ham thing was just being removed from the bridge-table buffet as I entered, and I am overwhelmed by the sight of a roomful of unusually attired, middle-aged cowpersons swaying to the strains of "Oh Lonesome Me."
