cow town

American  

noun

1. a small town, especially one in a cattle-raising district in the western U.S. or Canada.

2. a town or city, especially in the western U.S. or Canada, from which cattle are shipped to market.

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Etymology

Origin of cow town

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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cow town

The family moved from Arizona to Germany to England before settling in Davenport, a tiny cow town in eastern Washington.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 20, 2022

While Green Bay was fawning and bowing to the demands of a diva, the Broncos got a quarterback capable of changing everything for the long-suffering football team in our dusty old cow town.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2022

Marshal Wyatt Earp brings law and order to the Kansas cow town, starting with a ban on guns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2020

“Hopefully, it brings more diversity to the city, so we’re not so much known as a cow town or strictly country music city. I’m quite looking forward to it opening.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2016

Aside from this fact, a cowboy disdains setting his foot on the ground except in a cow town, and even there daring ones sometimes rode their animals into saloons and demanded their drinks.

From The Free Range by Douglas Duer