trailhand en · NOUN
Etymology
From trail + hand.
Meanings
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(US) A cowboy or skilled horseman who routinely rides through the rural countryside.
I've gone horseback riding many times since I was a little girl, and my 9-year-old daughter Emily considered herself an old trailhand.
2003 July 6, Sara Campbell, “When a horseback ride turns into horror on the hoof”, in The Dallas Morning News:
- (US) In the Old West, a mounted worker employed on a cattle drive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trail hand | alternative | lexicographic | |
| trailhands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |