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[[Image:Rodeo.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Cowboys competing at a rodeo]] | [[Image:Rodeo.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Cowboys competing at a rodeo]] | ||
| − | '''Cowboy''' is a term for a man hired by a rancher to drive or tend to cattle or | + | '''Cowboy''' is a term for a man hired by a rancher to drive or tend to [[cattle]] or [[horse]]s on the open range, often on horseback, as well as maintaining the ranch fixtures and fencing. Originating after 1850 from [[Mexico|Mexican]] ''vaqueros'', the cowboy developed into an icon of the American west. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
*[http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/ National Cowboy Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] | *[http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/ National Cowboy Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] | ||
