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Synonyms for vaquero

local names for a cowboy ('vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and 'buckaroo' is used especially in California)

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The Vaqueros led 18-17 in the second set as the Ducks went into a lull before kills by Agost, Stone, Maggie Scott, Johnson and Vander Weide settled the issue.
Al norte de la ciudad de Salta, capital de la provincia homi?1/2nima del noroeste argentino, se levanta la Sierra de Vaqueros, con una altitud mi?1/2xima de 1980 m.s.n.m.
Desde la Introduccion se senala que la transicion de un estilo de vida como el mencionado a la sedentarizacion, ocurrio a traves de tres ciclos en el lapso que cubren los siglos XVII hasta mediados del siglo XX, al relacionarse con los soldados, los exploradores y misioneros (siglo XVII) primero, los mineros y vaqueros estadounidenses concesionarios de tierras en la Baja California durante el siglo XIX y los campesinos sin tierra que fueron acomodados en la Baja California a mediados del siglo XX.
My Vaqueros custom-tuned trigger (its pull averages 2 pounds, 12 ounces) made shooting good groups easy, but like most handguns with non-adjustable sights, the point of impact with my favorite cast-bullet load was off, impacting quite low.
I wanted both cylinders to be the same as the original .45 LC cylinders that came with my two Vaqueros. I measured the original cylinders and found they measured 0.700" in length and their ratchets measured 0.560" in diameter.
Revolvers and Pistolas, Vaqueros and Caballeros: Debunking the Old West
The Mounted Cowboy Shooting hammers and Fast Draw hammers found on special edition New Vaqueros for these two sports make more practical hammers, and that is what my .45 New Vaqueros now wear.
Twice vaqueros rode by, once with dogs in tow that--was exciting.
The BICA rodeo fuses good-old American cowboys with their Latino counterparts, vaqueros. Things got off to a rocky start on Saturday and there were significant delays, but disappointed ticket-holders were given free entry for Sunday, which proved to be a good time.
Vineyards & Vaqueros: Indian labor and the Economic Expansion of Southern California, 1771-1877 is a pick for any college-level California or Native American history holding.
His outfit is flashy--a bright shirt cut with heavy fringe, colorful britches, fancy boots and hat, and one of the finest two-gun belt and holster rigs I've ever seen, topped off with a pair of fully engraved Ruger Vaqueros. One of the reasons Joe's leather gear is top notch is that he makes it himself, including his boots, and what a leather worker he is.
All in capitals, in a bold font, the ad announced that "Far West has arrived." The ad stated that the "authentic vaquero" was a "joyful, resistant" item and pedagogically informed its readers that it could be worn "at home, to go to the club, and even to go to work." A drawing of jumping, doubtlessly masculine legs with rolled-up vaqueros dominated the ad, conveying a sense of dynamism and youthfulness.