cowboy boot

noun

: a boot made with a high arch, a high Cuban heel, and usually fancy stitching

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Suggestions range from maxi skirts and kitten heels to oversized blazers and cowboy boots. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 June 2026 More recently, McNulty posted an Instagram photo dump from the ongoing 2026 NBA Finals, showing off her Tecovas cowboy boots and a hat with her husband’s jersey number on them. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 June 2026 In the sweet video, a curly-haired Swift could be seen marching around a room while wearing a red and white top, which had a pair of cowboy boots on it, as well as a denim skirt with a red and white hem, white tights, cowboy boots and a red and white cowboy hat. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 Taylor Swift is putting her cowboy boots back on. Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cowboy boot

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cowboy boot was in 1884

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“Cowboy boot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowboy%20boot. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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