I know "cowboy" is a typical American English word. But why "cowboy" not "bullboy"? Anyway I can't imagine boys in the American west just milking cows everyday. Maybe "bullboy" is a more appropriate word.
2006-11-20 18:59:00 · 11 answers · asked by peterpan 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I would say becasuse you can use cows as a general term. You can point to a herd and say "look at all the cows." You can't say "Look at all the bulls" unless they actually are a herd of uncasterated bovines :)
2006-11-20 19:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by Ricktasempra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Semantics I would guess, and to the person that said "After neutering a bull is just a cow." ummmm , NO, after a YOUNG bull gets the snip it is called a Steer, not a cow. Once a bull is more than 2 years old no-one, not even cow/bull-boys are interested in messing with those jewels, Bulls are strong and sometimes violent animals.
And moreso in answer to your cow/bull-boy question, you dont' heard bulls. They are like male lions, if there is females around then the fight is on, big time, and fences get ruined, corrals get bent, etc. You can keep bulls together as long as there is no females (cows) in smelling distance. So, 'cow'boy because thats what they delt with all day.
PS If you hang out in the honest rancher circles there is also another common term "cattlemen".
2006-11-20 19:22:50 · answer #2 · answered by scar_boy75 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-22 04:41:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots more cows than bulls. After neutering a bull is just a cow. Very few bulls are allowed this privelege. Mostly only champions.
2006-11-20 19:08:05 · answer #4 · answered by musemessmer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the herds there are more cows than bulls, the reason is the majority.
2006-11-21 03:11:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cow is more general and appropriate than bull.
2006-11-20 19:11:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cowboy,herds cows, not just bulls thats why.....
2006-11-20 19:02:33 · answer #7 · answered by ARTmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cowboy is a term for a man bullboy is a name for the stars of brokeback mountain
lmao
hope this helps dude
2006-11-20 19:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the wild west cowboy was the racial term for black farm hands, saying that they weren't real "cowmen" but in today's world cowboy has become the term used.
2006-11-20 19:08:50 · answer #9 · answered by wutangdarkness 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probablly cuz as a species they're called "Cows". that is, a bull is a male cow, and a cow is a female cow. (I think).
2006-11-20 19:05:56 · answer #10 · answered by png_pyro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋