rodeo English · revision 1641

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɹəʊ.di.əʊ/ ''(UK)''; /ˈɹoʊ.di.oʊ/, /ɹoʊˈdeɪ.oʊ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|es|rodeo|t=cattle pen; a going round]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from ''rodear'' “to go round, surround”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from ''rueda'' “wheel”,^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|la|rota|t=wheel]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) It is related to [[rotate]] and [[rotary]].^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The driving together of cattle to sort, count or brand them; a round-up (1834).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ From 1847 the word also meant the enclosure where cattle were brought together.^(OED 1989)^(AHD) Its use for a public exhibition of riding and roping skills dates from 1913–14,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and it was later extended to similar contests of other kinds, such as motorcycle or bicycle rodeos.^(OED 1989)^(RHWU) The verb, to compete in a rodeo, appeared in the 1950s.^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1834 – a cattle round-up.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1847 – a cattle enclosure.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1913 – a public exhibition of cowboy skills (Etymonline, 1914 in the OED).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1951 – verb (Merriam-Webster, 1959 in the OED).^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A public competition or show of [[cowboy]] skills such as riding [[bronco|alt=broncos]] and roping calves.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A cattle [[roundup]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # An enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

+ # Any contest with prizes in various events, as for cyclists.^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To take part in a rodeo.^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[rodeoer]]

+ * [[roadeo]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[rotate]]

+ * [[rotary]]

+ * [[roundup]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}