trailhand

See also: trail hand

English

Alternative forms

• trail hand

Etymology

trail +‎ hand

Noun

trailhand (plural trailhands)

1. (US) A cowboy or skilled horseman who routinely rides through the rural countryside.
   • 2003 July 6, Sara Campbell, “When a horseback ride turns into horror on the hoof”, in The Dallas Morning News:

     I've gone horseback riding many times since I was a little girl, and my 9-year-old daughter Emily considered herself an old trailhand.

2. (US) In the Old West, a mounted worker employed on a cattle drive.