What is "cowhands"

Usage examples of "cowhands".

The walls were lined with photographs - photographs of oil rigs, drilling crews, oil fires, a panorama of snow-covered mountains, horses, cattle, cowhands, chuck wagon races, cattle shows.

He still considered himself a young man, and a better man than any of the younger cowhands he employed.

She was forced to go through the motions of a typical day on the ranch, though she avoided the cowhands, unwilling to face the curious or knowing looks they gave her.

Seems one night one of his cowhands broke into the cabin and attacked her.

I pay her the same wages I pay my cowhands, twenty-eight dollars a month, plus room and board.

I supposed to fancy myself married to one of the dusty cowhands in the bunkhouse, Da?

The cowhands lounged in their saddles, thinking of the campfire ahead, the strong black coffee, and the warm food.

We make our money from cattle driven here, and from the cowhands that come along.

For the cowhands had sprung back from Buck LaGrange, who was still on his feet, whose big arms swung and were ready to hit again.

Walter, Frank Tippins would make us a good sheriff mainly because, as a onetime cowhand for the Hendrys, he was sure to sympathize with cattleman problems in regard to rustling, disorderly conduct by the cowhands, undue enforcement of cattle-roaming ordinances, and the like.

Cavalry and cowhands trotted more than fashionable dudes hunting foxes.

At that hour there were only a half dozen cowhands and a jasper in a rusty black suit at the bar.

Those same cowhands came around the corner of the building, and Longarm cast a quick glance around for the lumberjacks, figuring there was going to be more trouble.

The other young cowhands were looking on in amazement, clearly stunned that Longarm had disposed of Seth so easily.

As good cowhands as ever I saw were nigs, but they need a white man to blow and brag on them.