chute dogger
n.— «He’s a chute dogger—a term for steer wrestlers. When the gates open, he’ll try to drag the steer into the arena, then pile-drive it to the ground.» —“So You Wanna Be a Cowboy?” by Ben Paynter The Pitch (Kansas City, Mo.) Oct. 20, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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