cow camp

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

This entry may contain outdated or offensive information, terms, and examples.

— West

a seasonal camp some distance from the main buildings of a ranch, used at roundup time for branding, vaccinating, etc.

Quotations

1897

Mr. Fawcett has put up a new stable and house at his cow camp and Mrs. Fawcett will reside there during the summer months.

1954

My partner, S. J. Webb, and I have purchased . . . the "cow camp" on a spring-fed creek at the head of Bear Lake.

1962

How much more he suffered, then, in the hard school of the hayfield and the cow camp where only performance counted. . . .