cow town

noun

a small town, especially one in a cattle-raising district in the western U.S. or Canada.
a town or city, especially in the western U.S. or Canada, from which cattle are shipped to market.

Origin of cow town

First recorded in 1880–85

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The unique relationship ended when her guardian died in his boots in the little cowtown over beyond the Limestone Rim.
The Lady Doc | Caroline Lockhart
Kansas City is a good cowtown; but it ain't as good as Chicago.
The Man Next Door | Emerson Hough

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