cowboy boot

noun

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

Examples of cowboy boot in a Sentence

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The girl wore a white dress and cowboy boots, a nod to her parents’ native Mexico. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026 Country Thunder Arizona 2026 Get your cowboy boots and you cowboy hat on and join the biggest country music festival in Arizona with performances from top artists such as Lainey Wilson, Zach Top, Brooks and Dunn and Gavin Adcock. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Get ready to bring your guitar hats and cowboy boots down to Truist Park. Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Although traditional cowboy boots remain the most popular, Lucchese is also targeting the crossover customer with a Made in Italy collection that was introduced for women this fall and is being expanded into men’s for spring. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2026.

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