英语词汇cowboy的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	cowboy
词源	cowboy. A term first applied to members of Tory bands in New York state who rustled cows, but by the mid-19th century, it came to mean a man who herds and tends cattle on a ranch, most of his work done on horseback. Because of Hollywood westerns, cowboy has also taken on the meaning of any reckless person, such as a speeding automobile driver. Ironically, in re- cent times the word has been applied as much to handlers of sheep as to handlers of cattle.
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