trailhand
See also: trail hand
English
Alternative forms
- trail hand
Etymology
trail + hand
Noun
trailhand (plural trailhands)
- (US) A cowboy or skilled horseman who routinely rides through the rural countryside.
- 2003, Sara Campbell, "When a horseback ride turns into horror on the hoof," The Dallas Morning News, 6 Jul.,
- 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.
- 2003, Sara Campbell, "When a horseback ride turns into horror on the hoof," The Dallas Morning News, 6 Jul.,
- (US) In the Old West, a mounted worker employed on a cattle drive.