cowboy boot

noun

: a boot made with a high arch, a high Cuban heel, and usually fancy stitching

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Bettmann Archive On June 26, 1975, Coler and Williams were on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to arrest a man on a federal warrant in connection with the theft of cowboy boots, according to the agency's investigative files. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025 While typically involving beer and a fan’s shoe, Boone opted for a sanitized twist, using bottled water and a clean cowboy boot. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2025 Conservatives are in slim-tight suits or slim-fit suits, and then liberals are like Carhartt double-knees, Western shirts, cowboy boots. Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025 Before TikTok shuttered, one user posted a video in his bathrobe and cowboy boots, lugging a carry-on and a bottle of laundry detergent for his with more than 300,000 followers. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cowboy boot 

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cowboy boot was in 1884

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“Cowboy boot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowboy%20boot. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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