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va·que·ro

 (vä-kâr′ō)
n. pl. va·que·ros Chiefly Texas
See cowboy.
[Spanish, from vaca, cow, from Latin vacca.]
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vaquero

(vəˈkɛərəʊ)
n, pl -ros
dialect Southwestern US a cowboy
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va•que•ro

(vɑˈkɛər oʊ)

n., pl. -ros.
Southwestern U.S. a cowboy or herdsman.
[1790–1800; < Sp, =vac(a) cow (< Latin vacca) + -ero]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.vaquero - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)vaquero - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
buckaroo, buckeroo
cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher, cattleman - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
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The vaqueros, or Indian cattle drivers, have also learned the use of the laso from the Spaniards; and employ it to catch the half-wild cattle by throwing it round their horns.
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He had a vision of a high-lying cattle-drive in California, and the bed of a dried stream with one muddy pool, by which the vaqueros had encamped: splendid sun over all, the big bonfire blazing, the strips of cow browning and smoking on a skewer of wood; how warm it was, how savoury the steam of scorching meat!
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"There's a vaquero in yonder field," said Christie's escort, who was riding with her a little in advance of the others, "and those fellows know every trail that a horse can follow.
The vaquero, who was chasing some cattle, was evidently too preoccupied to heed the shouts of her companion, and wheeling round suddenly to intercept one of the deviating fugitives, permitted Christie's escort to dash past him before that gentleman could rein in his excited steed.
She watched her dazed escort, still speechless from the spectacle of the fastidious Miss Carr tete-a-tete with a common Mexican vaquero, gallop off in the direction of the canyon, and then turned to George.
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The ride will feature more than 100 riders from Club Los Vaqueros Unidos (United Cowboys Club) and their horses.
Our Lady of Guadalupe horseback pilgrimage Saturday in Des Plaines
The 6-foot-3 Vander Weide, twice an all-Pac-12 outside hitter, led the way with 12 kills, including six in the opening set as the Ducks outhit the Vaqueros (1-3) .444 to .182.
Ducks having fun and winning
Spatial distribution and analysis of soil loss over micro watersheds of Sierra de Vaqueros (Salta, Argentina) by using a GIS
DISTRIBUCION ESPACIAL Y ANALISIS DE LA PERDIDA DE SUELO EN MICROCUENCAS DE LA SIERRA DE VAQUEROS (SALTA, ARGENTINA) MEDIANTE EL USO DE UN SIG

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