cowboying
cowboying is the present participle and gerund of cowboy.
Meaning of cowboy
Verb
cowboy (third-person singular simple present cowboys, present participle cowboying, simple past and past participle cowboyed)
- To work as a cowboy, herding cattle.
- Besides cowboying he worked at a small sawmill that cut logs into "four slabs and a tie" and sold ties to the railroad.1994, Sherry Robinson, El Malpais, Mt. Taylor, and the Zuni Mountains: a hiking guide and history
Phrases with cowboying
Questions about cowboying
- What is cowboying the present participle and gerund of?
- Cowboying is the present participle and gerund of cowboy.
Words near cowboying in the dictionary
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