oater

oat·er

Slang western (noun)

Origin of oater

from oats fed to horses

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oater

noun

Slang

A movie about frontier or cowboy life; a western.

Origin of oater

From the prominence of horses, known for their taste for oats, in such films

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Noun

(plural oaters)

(informal, humorous) A movie or television show about cowboy or frontier life; a western movie.

Anagrams

Erato, orate

Origin

~1945-50 - From oat as in horse fodder, alluding to the horses common to the movies, + -er "connected to; about".

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