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cow country
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
western range land used in raising beef cattle.
Quotations
1929
. . . a store in the cow country ... for saddles and chapps, and spurs . . . form a conspicuous portion of the goods for sale.
1963
Most English greenhorns are called "Charlie" in the cow country
2 — Obs.
in Indian parlance, areas settled by white men, so called because of their apparent dependence on dairy cattle.
Quotations
1850
Great was the enjoyment of returning to the comforts and amenities of civilised life. Milk was a luxurious novelty. The Indians call the land of the pale-faces "the cow-country."