Rodeo - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms (original) (raw)
Other forms: rodeos
A rodeo is a type of entertainment that shows off cowboy skills, such as wrestling steers and roping cattle.
In the western United States, a popular type of entertainment is an exhibition known as a rodeo. A rodeo is a place where cowboys demonstrate what they can do for a crowd. Many of these skills are dangerous, like wrestling a steer or riding a bull. Some skills involve lassos and other uses of rope, such as roping (tying up) a goat. These skills are for entertainment at a rodeo, but they're necessary on a cattle ranch.
Definitions of rodeo
- noun
an exhibition of cowboy skills - noun
an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up
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pen
an enclosure for confining livestock
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