English edit

Etymology edit

cowboy +‎ shower

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

cowboy shower (plural cowboy showers)

  1. (idiomatic) A simple shower in a horse trailer's living area to remove the dirt and grime associated with working around livestock.
    • 2015 Aug. 15, Stephen Louie “Hosspuller”, "A Cowboy Shower for your Horse Trailer," mrtruck.com (retrieved 11 Sep 2016):
      A “cowboy” shower usually means a shower set up in the horse area of a trailer. Cowboy showers may be warm or cold water.
  2. (idiomatic) A simple shower in a mudroom to remove the grime from the outdoors and the workday, before entering into a home or ranchhouse.