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buckaroo definition

☆ bucka·roo (buk′ə ro̵̅o̅′, buk′ə ro̵̅o̅′)

noun pl. buckaroos -·roos′

a cowboy

Etymology: prob. < Sp vaquero, cowboy (< vaca, cow < L vacca); infl. by buck,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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