1. Cowboy — 2021-08-09 21:03:46

   …n proof starts to appear in late 17th century. For example Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels, in 1725 use of cowboy to refer to nothing more than a boy tending cows. == Buckaroo == The first use of the word “cowboy” in the U.S. i…
   …ican cattle herders called themselves **vacquero** a Spanish word that was Anglicised to become **Buckaroo**. In fact, cowboy was used in a negative way to refer to Brits/Tories who stole US cattle during the war of independence and again to ref…
   …uffalo soldiers//. == Links == [[http://longstreet.typepad.com/thesciencebookstore/2012/01/on-the-history-of-the-word-cowboy.html | Reference]] {{tag ids="Cowboy horse vacquero buckaroo cows cattle herder England"}} …

2. Billiards — 2016-06-23 11:09:55

   …ocket billiard games directly descended from English billiards:** - Snooker - Pool (pocket billiards) - Nine-Ball - Cowboy Pool**…

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