trail hand

A form of trailhand — A cowboy or skilled horseman who routinely rides through the rural countryside.

Meanings

nountrail hand (plural trail hands)

plural trail hands

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of trailhand.

    1965, ""What I Have Saw"," Time, 20 Aug., Jim stopped running and took his first job as a cowboy: trail hand on a cattle drive to Montana.

Cite this entry
APA

trail hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trail%20hand

MLA

“trail hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trail%20hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trail hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trail%20hand.

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