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rodeo
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rodeo has 2 senses
- rodeo(n = noun.act) - an exhibition of cowboy skills; has parts: bronco busting, calf roping, steer roping
- rodeo(n = noun.artifact) - an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up; is a kind of pen
is a kind of exhibition
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rodeo, n. (pl. -os)
1 an exhibition or entertainment involving cowboys' skills in handling animals.
2 an exhibition of other skills, e.g. in motor cycling.
3 a a round-up of cattle on a ranch for branding etc. b an enclosure for this.
1 an exhibition or entertainment involving cowboys' skills in handling animals.
2 an exhibition of other skills, e.g. in motor cycling.
3 a a round-up of cattle on a ranch for branding etc. b an enclosure for this.
Etymology
Sp. f. rodear go round ult. f. L rotare ROTATE(1)
THESAURUS
rodeo
assemblage, assembly, burlesque show, call-up, canvass, carnival, census, circus, collection, colligation, collocation, combination, comparison, concourse, concurrence, confluence, conflux, congregation, convergence, coochie show, corralling, data-gathering, fantoccini, floor show, galanty show, gathering, girly show, hootchy-kootchy show, ingathering, inventory, junction, juxtaposition, leg show, light show, magic show, mobilization, muster, ombres chinoises, peep show, puppet show, raree-show, rep show, repertory show, roundup, shadow show, sideshow, survey, the big top, variety show, vaudeville show
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