cowboy boot

noun

: a boot made with a high arch, a high Cuban heel, and usually fancy stitching

Examples of cowboy boot in a Sentence

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Michele wore a black shirt and blue jeans, and leveled it up with a black leather jacket and cowboy boots, plus a matching cowboy hat. Bailey Richards, People.com, 27 May 2025 Just ahead of me in line was a couple who’d flown in from Calgary, Alberta, the man cowboy hatted and mustached and the woman dressed to the nines in red thigh-high cowboy boots. Meaghan Garvey, Billboard, 19 May 2025 The Outlaw and Urban Cowboy eras introduced a much more casual country style, with jeans, cowboy boots, and Western shirts worn by entertainers and their audiences alike. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025 The silhouette also features a pointed toe and inwardly angled low block heel evoking the classic cowboy boot shape. Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cowboy boot

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cowboy boot was in 1884

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“Cowboy boot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowboy%20boot. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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