cow bunny

English

Noun

cow bunny (plural cow bunnies)

  1. (US, slang, dated) A cowman's sweetheart or wife.
    • 1994, David Robbins, The Return of the Virginian (page 244)
      [] feels the same way about his cow bunny," the Virginian said. "My grandpa used to say that a man should always marry a woman who's better than he is so some of it will rub off on him before the last roundup. []
    • 1995, Katherine Kincaid, Ride the Wind (page 167)
      A cow bunny was a cowman's sweetheart or wife.

References

  • 1962, Mario Pei, The Story of English (page 173)