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cow pony

noun

Definition of COW PONY

: an agile saddle horse trained for herding cattle

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First Known Use of COW PONY

1874

Rhymes with COW PONY

baloney, Benoni, canzone, Giorgione, Goldoni, Manzoni, Marconi, Moroni, Oenone, padrone, spumoni, tortoni, Zamboni

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