cowtown

See also: Cowtown and cow town

English

Etymology

cow +‎ town

Pronunciation

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Noun

cowtown (plural cowtowns)

(slang) A small town, a hick or backwards town.
A town or city noted for its link to the cattle industry.
- 2011, Stan Hoig, Cowtown Wichita and the Wild, Wicked West, UNM Press, →ISBN, page 114:
  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.”

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Cowtown

Translations

small, hick or backwards town

German: Kaff (de) n, Kuhdorf (de) n

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