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vaquero

/væˈkɛəroʊ/ /bɑːˈkɛəroʊ/

Meanings
noun
A cowboy; a herdsman.

Examples :

"The vaquero skillfully lassoed the stray calf, bringing it back to the herd. "
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Illustration it

it noun

/ɪt/ /ət/ /ɘt/

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

"The factory treated the new worker like an it, ignoring their questions and concerns. "

Illustration skillfully

skillfully adverb

/ˈskɪlfəli/ /ˈskɪlfʊli/

In a skillful manner; with skill.

"The chef skillfully prepared the meal, using fresh ingredients and precise techniques. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration calf

calf noun

/kæf/ /kɐːf/ /kɑːf/

A young cow or bull.

"The farmer pointed to a newborn calf wobbling on its legs in the pasture. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration bringing

bringing verb

/ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/

(ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

Illustration cowboy

cowboy noun

/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/

A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

"The cowboy herded the cattle across the vast, open field. "

Illustration back

back noun

/bæk/

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

"Could you please scratch my back?"

Illustration herd

herd noun

/hɜːd/ /hɝd/

A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper.

"a herd of cattle"

Illustration stray

stray noun

/stɹeɪ/

Any domestic animal that has no enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.

"We found a friendly stray cat near the school playground, looking hungry and lost. "

Illustration lassoed

lassoed verb

/læˈsud/ /læˈsuːd/

To catch with a lasso.

"The cowboy expertly lassoed the runaway calf, bringing it back to the herd. "

Illustration herdsman

herdsman noun

/ˈhɜːrdzmən/ /ˈhɜːrdsmən/

A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.

"The herdsman led his sheep to the greenest part of the pasture. "