cow pony

noun

a small, fast, agile horse trained for use by cowhands in herding cattle.

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Origin of cow pony

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby cow pony

Cowper's glands, cow pie, cow pillow, cow pilot, cowpoke, cow pony, cowpox, COWPS, cowpuncher, cowrie, cowrite

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Example sentences from the Web for cow pony

Even the herder was probably dozing in the saddle and leaving watchfulness to his cow-pony.
Skyrider|B. M. Bower
Coco knew well the precise instant when it is advisable for a cow-pony to forestall the wrench of the lasso.
A Prairie Infanta|Eva Wilder Brodhead
The cow-pony began to slide, haunches down and forelegs stiffened.
Frances of the Ranges|Amy Bell Marlowe
He was no cow-pony and he objected to the dragging of the waif.
The Trail Boys on the Plains|Jay Winthrop Allen

But Simon was more alert, and came about like a cow-pony, emitting terrible bellows.
The Plow-Woman|Eleanor Gates

British Dictionary definitions for cow pony

cow pony

noun

a horse used by cowboys when herding

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