1. What does Cowpokes mean? Plural form of cowpoke

2. He was dressed like a cowpoke except for the ski mask.

3. On very large spreads, a cowpoke may spend a fair amount of time away from the ranch, camping in the field with other Cowpokes…

4. [Alteration (perhaps influenced by buck) of Spanish vaquero, from vaca, cow, from Latin vacca.] Word History: The iconic figure of the cowboy has gone by many other names in American English, including Buckaroo, cowhand, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, vaquero, and waddy, and two of these words, Buckaroo and vaquero, come from Spanish.