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Wild West show

noun

  1. an entertainment, often as part of a circus, representing scenes and events from the early history of the western U.S. and displaying feats of marksmanship, horseback riding, rope twirling, and the like.


Wild West show

noun

  1. a show or circus act presenting feats of horsemanship, shooting, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Wild West show1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

"I shouldn't mind going to the wild west show," observed Tom.

We might illustrate by the "Wild West Show" in which the onlooking boy imagines himself an active participant.

These feathers they put around their heads, and down their backs, as the Indians in the Wild West show did.

The rodeo is a part professional and part amateur Wild-West show.

Mrs. Kent is known to be such a western enthusiast there is a report that she may be intending to enter a wild west show.

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