bronco-buster

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“Fight or Fall” is a gorgeous midtempo ballad urging unity among men, and “Cowboy Song” looks at the lonely independence of a rodeo bronco-buster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

"The boss ain't no bronco-buster," remarked Dow, apologetically, to the cowboys.

From Roosevelt in the Bad Lands by Hagedorn, Hermann

And then, all at once, from vituperation the bronco-buster fell to pleading, not for life, but for death.

From Arizona Nights by White, Stewart Edward

By the time the set was disentangled, the dance seemed to be over, and the "bronco-buster" dismissed the dancers with the cynical prophecy, "You'll all get married on a stor-my day!"

From Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book by Moore, Emma G.

Then as he kicked off his leather chaps he said shortly, "I'm not looking for a job as a professional bronco-buster."

From When A Man's A Man by Wright, Harold Bell