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cowboys and Indians

cowboys and Indians noun: a children's game, with chasing and mock battles, in which the players assume the traditional roles of cowboys and American Indians.

Noun

cowboys and Indians (uncountable)

  1. A children's game, with chasing and mock battles, in which the players assume the traditional roles of cowboys and American Indians.

Questions about cowboys and Indians

What does cowboys and Indians mean?
Cowboys and Indians means a children's game, with chasing and mock battles, in which the players assume the traditional roles of cowboys and American Indians.
What part of speech is cowboys and Indians?
Cowboys and Indians is a noun.

Words near cowboys and Indians in the dictionary

  1. cowboyish
  2. cowboyism
  3. cowboyitis
  4. cowboylike
  5. cowboys
  6. cowboys and Indians
  7. cowboys up
  8. Cowbridge
  9. Cowbridge with Llanblethian
  10. Cowcaddens
  11. cowcatcher

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