Every time I hear the word I laugh at the ignorance displayed.
Early use began in England circa 1700's. Later on in the Land of the Free it was an attribution used to characterize cattle drovers who used bullwhips.
It's a compliment of sorts, though most fail to grasp the origins.
Last edited by DigitalDan; 09/18/19.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
As Dan alluded to, here in Florida, the term was given to the “cow hunters” that used a whip to round up cattle in the swamps and on the plains. Florida was a cattle producer long before the west was.
I'm that other kind of pale ethnic-- a Krauthead. About the only differences are the spices we use on our pork sausage and the fact that we're genetically disposed to wear shorts all year 'round.
Where were the first actual "Cattle Drives " conducted in the U.S.?
That is - driving large herds of Cattle from pastures to market?
My father would tell you that Germans were the original cowboys. Of course I would roll my eyes. According to my Dad, a German discovered America, invented the light bulb, etc.
