cowtown
Rural ranching community
A cowtown is a small, rural town—originally one serving as a cattle-trading center in the American West, now used dismissively for any place perceived as unsophisticated or culturally backward: I couldn't wait to get out of that cowtown.
The term implies provinciality and limited opportunity.
Livestock enclosure for trade
- herdGrazing animals together
- feedlotLivestock fattening enclosure
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
ranching · beef · dairy · steer · heifer · bull · calves · pasture
Mounted cattle herder
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- outlawFugitive from justice
- gunfightArmed combat with firearms
prairie · corral · stagecoach · desperado · bandit · six-shooter · tumbleweed · mainstreet
Unbroken saddle horse
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- chapsProtective riding legwear
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
arena · cowgirl · wrangler · bullwhip · clown · saddle · stampede · hoedown
Dwelling on agricultural land
- barnwoodSalvaged aged farm lumber
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
fiddle · hearth · quilts · handcrafted · blacksmith · wagon · lanterns · folklore
stockyard
Livestock enclosure for trade
branding · ranching · beef · dairy · steer · heifer · bull · calves · pasture · grazing
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- outlawFugitive from justice
gunfight · prairie · corral · stagecoach · desperado · bandit · six-shooter · tumbleweed · mainstreet · frontier
bronco
Unbroken saddle horse
spurs · arena · cowgirl · wrangler · bullwhip · clown · saddle · stampede · hoedown · champion
farmhouse
Dwelling on agricultural land
- barnwoodSalvaged aged farm lumber
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
bluegrass · fiddle · hearth · quilts · handcrafted · blacksmith · wagon · lanterns · folklore · harvest
- stockyardsstockyards, corrals, paddocks, holding pens, pens
cowtownmetropolis
Large important city
major city · big city · cosmopolitan city · urban center · global city
cowtownNew York City
America's largest city
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