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cowpony

US/ˈkaʊˌpoʊni/

cowpony noun: a horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle.

Noun

cowpony (plural cowponies)

  1. A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle
    • He was just in time to see a black streak of horse flesh from Powder River break the track record with the two fastest laps ever made by a cowpony in the Cheyenne Relays.1936 August, Joseph S. Fleming, “Flying Hoofs. Chick Norris again leads his Mounted Patrol”, in Boys' Life, page 10
    Synonyms:
    cowhorse

Synonyms of cowpony

Forms of cowpony

pluralcowponies

Origin of cowpony

Compound of cow + pony.

Questions about cowpony

What does cowpony mean?
Cowpony means a horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle.
What part of speech is cowpony?
Cowpony is a noun.
How do you pronounce cowpony?
Cowpony is pronounced /ˈkaʊˌpoʊni/ (US).
What is the plural of cowpony?
The plural of cowpony is cowponies.

Words near cowpony in the dictionary

  1. cowpock
  2. cowpocks
  3. cowpoke
  4. cowpokes
  5. cowponies
  6. cowpony
  7. cowpool
  8. cowpooled
  9. cowpooling
  10. cowpools
  11. cowpox

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