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by giraffe_lady 1186 days ago
Well actuallyed so hard you missed the point entirely I think. If people don't know that original use then it is indeed less known.
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That's one way to interpret what I'm saying. Otherwise, the story is technically supposed to be titled, "The Lesser-Known History of Cowboys". It also doesn't discuss the origin of the word.
It's made up gibberish. By no means did cowboy originate, as a term, referring to slaves.