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Puncher

One who, or that which, punches.

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Broader term 3

Boxer 76% connected

One who packs boxes.

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Pugilist 76% connected

One who fights with his fists; esp., a professional prize fighter; a boxer.

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Tool 76% connected

An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by…

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Cowboy 76% connected

A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United Stat…

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Gaucho 76% connected

One of the native inhabitants of the pampas, of Spanish-American descent. They live mostly by rearing cattle.

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Roper 76% connected

A maker of ropes.

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Vaquero 76% connected

One who has charge of cattle, horses, etc.; a herdsman.

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Wrangler 76% connected

An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness.

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Perforate 74% connected

To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surfa…

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Perforate 74% connected

To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surfa…

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Plug 74% connected

Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

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Plug 74% connected

Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

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Cowherd 92% connected

One whose occupation is to tend cows.

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Punch 92% connected

A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; -- specifically named from the k…

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