English Explanatory Dictionary

cowboy shot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shot framed to include a region from the actor's head to mid-thigh.

Pronunciation

en-au-cowboy shot.ogg

Word forms

cowboy shot cowboy shots

Etymology

From the framing of cinema shots in Westerns, where the holster and gun needed to be in view along with the actor's face.

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