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cowboys

noun as in mounted cattle hand

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Until 1848, Arizona, California, Texas, Nevada, Utah, western Colorado and New Mexico were part of Mexico and inhabited by numerous tribes, Indigenous cowboys and Mexican ranchers.

From Salon

When asked if his transport secretary had been wrong to describe the company as cowboys and suggest a boycott, Starmer said: "Well, look, that's not the view of the government."

From BBC

When I asked if Haigh had been wrong to describe the company as cowboys and suggest a boycott, he said: “Well, look, that's not the view of the government.”

From BBC

Set in New Orleans, it references slave plantations, segregation, Hurricane Katrina and police brutality, while simultaneously celebrating southern culture - from Mardi Gras and step-dancing to black cowboys and marching bands.

From BBC

They were called “cowboys,” and white cattle workers were called “cowhands,” he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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