cowpony

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US/ˈkaʊˌpoʊni/

noun

A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle

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cowhorse
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Meanings

nouncowpony (plural cowponies)

plural cowponies

  1. A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle

    He was just in time to see a black streak of horse flesh from Powder River break the track record with the two fastest laps ever made by a cowpony in the Cheyenne Relays.

    1936 August, Joseph S. Fleming, “Flying Hoofs. Chick Norris again leads his Mounted Patrol”, in Boys' Life, page 10

    Synonyms: cowhorse

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle

Similar
cowhorse
Also see
cowhorse

Origin

Compound of cow + pony.

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APA

cowpony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowpony

MLA

“cowpony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowpony. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowpony,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowpony.

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