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- noun Plural form of
cowgirl .
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Examples
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The word cowgirls starts to form in your mouth, but it dissolves.
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Robbins, Tom 1976
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He described the so-called cowgirls as fanatical subversives violently opposed to the American way of life.
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Robbins, Tom 1976
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He calls the cowgirls liars and accuses them of always making him do their work.
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry W. G. Archer 1943
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As rodeos burgeoned in the next century, a number of showbiz gals like Prairie Rose Henderson got fame as "cowgirls" when they wore fancy costumes while riding a bucking horse.
Betty Fussell: Pistol-Packin' Sarah Shoots Up the Screen 2008
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The Howland is featuring an exhibit of her work with cowgirls, Cowgirls: Contemporary Portraits of the American West until the end of January.
Holly Cara Price: Photojournalist Ronnie Farley Focuses the Lens on the Innate Strength of Women in Her Work Holly Cara Price 2012
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What's most troubling is that the Internet has created a generation of reckless cowboys and cowgirls.
Andy Ostroy: What Young People Can Learn From UCLA Student Alexandra Wallace's Video Rant Against Asians Andy Ostroy 2011
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The shows would feature “cowgirls” who did rope tricks, “cowboys” who played the guitar and sang, “scouts” who had knife throwing acts, and saloon girls who danced the can-can lifting their skirts high for the bored dads in the audience.
Lance Mannion: 2010
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What's most troubling is that the Internet has created a generation of reckless cowboys and cowgirls.
Andy Ostroy: What Young People Can Learn From UCLA Student Alexandra Wallace's Video Rant Against Asians Andy Ostroy 2011
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The shows would feature “cowgirls” who did rope tricks, “cowboys” who played the guitar and sang, “scouts” who had knife throwing acts, and saloon girls who danced the can-can lifting their skirts high for the bored dads in the audience.
Buffalo Bill! The thrill of my life to have invented you! 2010
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Over 30 gripping portraits in black and white are on display at the gallery, all from Farley's titular book published in 1995, praised by the New York Times: "Although the subtitle suggests this tribute is purely pictorial, the accompanying narratives are as engaging as Ronnie Farley's stunning photographs; both rescue cowgirls from rhinestone-studded stereotypes and document the gritty realities of Western life."
Holly Cara Price: Photojournalist Ronnie Farley Focuses the Lens on the Innate Strength of Women in Her Work Holly Cara Price 2012
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