Trailhand
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trailhand is a noun meaning (US) A cowboy or skilled horseman who routinely rides through the rural countryside.
Meaning
(US) A cowboy or skilled horseman who routinely rides through the rural countryside.
More Meanings
- (US) In the Old West, a mounted worker employed on a cattle drive.
Example Sentences
I've gone horseback riding many times since I was a little girl, and my 9-year-old daughter Emily considered herself an old trailhand.
Word Forms
- trailhands
- trail hand
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outrider, cowhand, horseman, cowboy, wrangler, ranchhand.
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