cow town

noun

1
: a town or city that serves as a market center or shipping point for cattle
2
: a usually small unsophisticated town within a cattle-raising area

Examples of cow town in a Sentence

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If Great Bend failed to achieve the notoriety of Dodge City or other cow towns, Moses’s fellow citizens gave him much of the credit. Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 And while Livingston is far from a cow town — more like a fancy-fly-rod-and-real-estate town — Campione still stands out. Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cow town was in 1885

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“Cow town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cow%20town. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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