cow town

noun

  1. a small town, especially one in a cattle-raising district in the western U.S. or Canada.

  2. a town or city, especially in the western U.S. or Canada, from which cattle are shipped to market.

Origin of cow town

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use cow town in a sentence

  • The unique relationship ended when her guardian died in his boots in the little cowtown over beyond the Limestone Rim.

    The Lady Doc | Caroline Lockhart

  • Kansas City is a good cowtown; but it ain't as good as Chicago.

    The Man Next Door | Emerson Hough

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