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cowtown en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From cow + town.

Meanings

  1. (slang) A small town, a hick or backwards town.
  2. A town or city noted for its link to the cattle industry.
    • In July 1873 a St. Louis journalist visited Wichita and penned a colorful description of the frontier cowtown, the article appearing in the St. Louis Globe under the heading of “NEAR BRIMSTONE.” 2011, Stan Hoig, Cowtown Wichita and the Wild, Wicked West, UNM Press, →ISBN, page 114:

Forms

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Deriveds

Cowtown

Synonyms

hicksville (small, hick or backwards town) · one-horse town (small, hick or backwards town) · Woop Woop (small, hick or backwards town) · hicktown (small, hick or backwards town)

Translations (2)

de Kuhdorf (small, hick or backwards town) · de Kaff (small, hick or backwards town)