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Word: vaquero (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1945-1945
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...grey light Gomez walked up to a fat steer, shot it between the eyes. He and his wife were butchering it with practiced strokes when a vaquero rode up, challenged them, fired over their heads. Scampering away through the mesquite, Mr. & Mrs. Gomez left their tools behind. When they dared go home, they found a policeman waiting on the porch. Last week, cowboy customers of Gomez' Grapevine Inn were sad: no more thick, juicy beefsteaks would they get. Angel was serving two years in prison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tom, Tom the Piper's Son | 7/30/1945 | See Source »

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