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a movie about a couple of old cowpokes
it takes a long time to train a good cowpoke
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Younger kids can choose from a selection of small plates portioned for cowpokes.
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Outside Online, 17 July 2024
His fictional protagonists have included ornery cowpokes and professors of esoterica.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Real 19th-century cowpokes typically dressed in heavy canvas trousers, bowlers and wore rawhide chaps as armor against thorny vegetation and the general filth of the job.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
His fictional protagonists have ranged from ornery cowpokes to professors of esoterica.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
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Outside Online, 17 July 2024
His fictional protagonists have included ornery cowpokes and professors of esoterica.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Real 19th-century cowpokes typically dressed in heavy canvas trousers, bowlers and wore rawhide chaps as armor against thorny vegetation and the general filth of the job.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
His fictional protagonists have ranged from ornery cowpokes to professors of esoterica.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Cowpoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowpoke. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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cowpoke
noun
cow·poke
ˈkau̇-ˌpōk 
: cowboy
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