The call that’s used around here to get the cows in from the pasture:
| NR | 187 |
| COME BOSS | 113 |
| CO-BOSS | 112 |
| SOOK-COW | 99 |
| COME BOSSIE | 66 |
| SOOK | 51 |
| SOO-COW | 34 |
| SOOK SOOK SOOK | 21 |
| SOOKIE | 16 |
| CO-WENCH | 11 |
| SOOK SOOK | 11 |
| SO-BOSS | 10 |
| CALL BY NAME | 9 |
| HERE BOSS | 9 |
| CO CO CO | 8 |
| CO-EE | 7 |
| COME BOSS COME BOSS | 7 |
| COME ON | 7 |
| HERE BOSSIE | 7 |
| SOOK-CALF | 7 |
| SOO | 6 |
| SOOKIE SOOKIE SOOKIE | 6 |
| CO | 5 |
| SOO-BOSS | 5 |
| SOO-BOSSIE | 5 |
| SOOK-BOSS | 5 |
| SWOOK | 5 |
| BOSSIE | 4 |
| COME BOSSIE (REPEATED) | 4 |
| COME ON COME ON | 4 |
| MOO | 4 |
| NH | 4 |
| SOOEY | 4 |
| SOOK SOOK SOOK SOOK | 4 |
| WHISTLE | 4 |
| WOO | 4 |
| BOSS BOSS BOSS | 3 |
| CO-BOSSIE | 3 |
| CO-COW CO-COW | 3 |
| COO-EY | 3 |
| COOEY COOEY | 3 |
| SOOEY SOOEY SOOEY | 3 |
| SOOK PLUS NAME | 3 |
| CO-BOSS (REPEATED) | 2 |
| CO-BOSSIE CO-BOSSIE | 2 |
| CO-BOY | 2 |
| CO-EE CO-EE | 2 |
| CO-GIRL | 2 |
| COME | 2 |
| COME BESSIE | 2 |
| COME BOSS (REPEATED) | 2 |
| COO COO COO | 2 |
| COOEY | 2 |
| COW COW COW | 2 |
| CO-WAY | 2 |
| CO-WENCH (REPEATED) | 2 |
| HERE BOSS HERE BOSS | 2 |
| HEY | 2 |
| HEY BOSS | 2 |
| HOO HOO | 2 |
| SEND THE DOG | 2 |
| SIC-BOSS | 2 |
| SOO-COW SOO-COW | 2 |
| SOOK-HEIFER | 2 |
| SOOK-JERSEY | 2 |
| WHOA | 2 |
| WHOO | 2 |
| WOA | 2 |
| WOOK | 2 |
| WOOKEY | 2 |
| AMI AMI AMI | 1 |
| AUTOMOBILE HORN | 1 |
| BIG BELLER | 1 |
| BLOW A CAR HORN | 1 |
| BLOW HORN | 1 |
| BOSS | 1 |
| BOSS BOSS | 1 |
| BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS | 1 |
| BOSS COME | 1 |
| BOSS COME BOSS | 1 |
| BOSSIE BOSSIE BOSSIE | 1 |
| CAR HORN | 1 |
| CATTLE HORN | 1 |
| CAW CAW CAW ETC. | 1 |
| CHO CHO CHO | 1 |
| C’MON JULE | 1 |
| CO CO CO-BOSSIE | 1 |
| CO-A | 1 |
| CO-ANNIE (REPEATED) | 1 |
| CO-BA CO-BA CO-BA | 1 |
| CO-BABE CO-BABE | 1 |
| CO-BABY CO-BABY | 1 |
| CO-BOSS COME BOSS | 1 |
| COB-SIE | 1 |
| CO-CALFIE | 1 |
| CO-COW | 1 |
| CO-DAY | 1 |
| CO-DIE | 1 |
| CO-EE CO-EE CO-EE | 1 |
| CO-ETS CO-ETS | 1 |
| CO-HEIFER CO-HEIFER | 1 |
| COME AND GET IT | 1 |
| COME BA | 1 |
| COME BASS COME BASS | 1 |
| COME BESS | 1 |
| COME BOSS CO-BOSS CO-BOSS | 1 |
| COME BOSSIE COME BOSSIE | 1 |
| COME COW COW COW COW | 1 |
| COME COWS COME COWS | 1 |
| COME DAISY COME DAISY | 1 |
| COME ‘ERE | 1 |
| COME HERE COWS | 1 |
| COME HOME | 1 |
| “COME IN HERE, DAMN IT” | 1 |
| COME ON COME ON COME | 1 |
| COME ON COME ON GIRLS | 1 |
| COME ON HERE | 1 |
| COME ON IN | 1 |
| COME ON LADY | 1 |
| COME ON NOW | 1 |
| COME ON SOOKIE | 1 |
| COME SAW | 1 |
| COME SAW-DAISY | 1 |
| COME SAY | 1 |
| COME SOOK | 1 |
| COME SOOKIE SOOK SOOK | 1 |
| COME-BOSS | 1 |
| COME-BOSS COME-BOSS | 1 |
| COO | 1 |
| COO-EY COO-EY | 1 |
| COO-WAY | 1 |
| CO-SALLY | 1 |
| CO-UT CO-UT | 1 |
| COW | 1 |
| COW BOSS (REPEATED) | 1 |
| CO-WAN | 1 |
| CO-WEN | 1 |
| CO-WENCH CO-WENCH CO-WENCH | 1 |
| CO-WENCHIE | 1 |
| CO-WINK | 1 |
| COW-WENCH | 1 |
| COY | 1 |
| COY COY COY | 1 |
| CROW | 1 |
| CUSSIE CUSSIE | 1 |
| CU-UF | 1 |
| GA-BOSS | 1 |
| GIVE A YELL | 1 |
| HAW-O | 1 |
| HAW-OSS | 1 |
| HE-HOO | 1 |
| HERE BOSSIE BOSSIE | 1 |
| HERE COW | 1 |
| HERE COW COW COW | 1 |
| HERE COW COW COW COW | 1 |
| HERE MOO HERE MOO MOO | 1 |
| HERE SHAY | 1 |
| HERE SOOKIE SOOKIE | 1 |
| HERE TIE TIE TIE | 1 |
| HO COW | 1 |
| HO-EE | 1 |
| HOLLER HER NAME | 1 |
| HONK CAR HORN | 1 |
| HONK HORNS | 1 |
| HONK THE CAR HORN | 1 |
| HOO | 1 |
| HOO SOOK SOOK SOOK | 1 |
| HOOEE | 1 |
| HOOEE HOOEE COW COW | 1 |
| HOOEE HOOEE HOOEE | 1 |
| HOOIE | 1 |
| HOOKEY | 1 |
| HUMMY | 1 |
| HUP BOSSIE | 1 |
| HURRUP | 1 |
| HYO-BOSS | 1 |
| KUKU | 1 |
| KUPSEE | 1 |
| KUPT-DAH | 1 |
| KWA | 1 |
| KWA KWA KWA | 1 |
| KWOEE | 1 |
| MOO MOO | 1 |
| MOO MOO MOO | 1 |
| MOOA | 1 |
| MOO-COW (REPEATED) | 1 |
| MOOLIE | 1 |
| OOEY | 1 |
| OO-KEE | 1 |
| OOKEY | 1 |
| RING A BELL | 1 |
| SALT SALT OO | 1 |
| SAW-COW | 1 |
| SCREAM AND HOLLER | 1 |
| SEND A COWDOG | 1 |
| SEND THE DOG OUT | 1 |
| SHU-ISH | 1 |
| SIC | 1 |
| SO SO SO | 1 |
| SO SO SO SO | 1 |
| SO-BOSS SO-BOSS | 1 |
| SO-BOSSIE | 1 |
| SO-BOY | 1 |
| SO-COW | 1 |
| SOO SOO | 1 |
| SOO SOO SOO | 1 |
| SOO SOO SOO SOO | 1 |
| SOO SOO-COW | 1 |
| SOO-BOSS SOO-BOSS | 1 |
| SOO-CALF | 1 |
| SOOK JERS SOOK SOOK | 1 |
| SOOK SOOK SOOK SOOK SOOK | 1 |
| SOOK SOOK SOOK SOOK SOOK-COW | 1 |
| SOOK SOOK SOOK SOOK-COW | 1 |
| SOOK SOOK WOO | 1 |
| SOOK SOOK-COW SOOK | 1 |
| SOOK-BOSS CO-BOSS WO | 1 |
| SOOK-BOSSIE | 1 |
| SOOK-CALVES | 1 |
| SOOK-COW SOOK-COW COME ON | 1 |
| SOOKIE SOOKIE | 1 |
| SOOK-MOLLY | 1 |
| SO-O-O | 1 |
| SOO-O-O | 1 |
| SOU-AH | 1 |
| SUCK-YOOK | 1 |
| SWOO | 1 |
| SWOO COW | 1 |
| SWOOK HEIFER | 1 |
| SWOOK-COW | 1 |
| SWOOK-SWOOK-SWOOK | 1 |
| SWOOP | 1 |
| TRUCK HORN | 1 |
| WAH-EE | 1 |
| WAHO | 1 |
| WHEEK | 1 |
| WHISTLES | 1 |
| WHOA-COW | 1 |
| WHOO SOOK SOOK SOOK | 1 |
| WHOO WHOO | 1 |
| WHOO-COW | 1 |
| WHOOEE | 1 |
| WHOPE | 1 |
| WO WO | 1 |
| WO-HEE | 1 |
| WOK | 1 |
| WOKE | 1 |
| WOO HOO | 1 |
| WOO WOO | 1 |
| WOO WOO WOO | 1 |
| WOOK-COW | 1 |
| WOO-OO | 1 |
| WO-UP | 1 |
| WUP | 1 |
| YEH COW | 1 |
| ZIK | 1 |
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