1. Cowboys Vocabulary and Amazing Words
Second Grade Reading
Unit 6 – Story 5

2. Vocabulary Words cattle trails cowboy railroad herd campfire galloped
chuckwagon
bellowed
roundup

3. cattle
Animals raised for their meat, milk, or skins.

4. trails
Paths across fields or through the woods.

5. cowboy
A person who works on a cattle ranch.

6. railroad
A road or track of two steel rails.

7. herd
A group of the same kinds of animals.

8. campfire
An outdoor fire used for cooking or staying warm.

9. galloped
To run very fast.

10. chuckwagon
A wagon or truck that carries food and cooking equipment for cowhands.

11. bellowed
To make a loud, deep noise.

12. roundup
The act of driving or bringing cattle together from long distances.

13. Amazing Words climate livestock occupation buckaroo drover lariat
legend
rawhide

14. climate
T he kind of weather that happens in a particular place.

15. livestock
Animals such as cows or chickens that are raised on a farm.

16. occupation
The work that a person does to earn a living.

17. buckaroo
Another name for cowboy or cowhand.

18. drover
Another name for a cowboy who herds droves of cattle along a trail.

19. lariat
Another name for a lasso, or stiff ropes with a sliding loop at one end used for catching horses or cows.

20. legend
A story that has been passed down through the years that many people believe.

21. rawhide
An animal hide that has not been tanned, or made into leather.