Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a funny way to describe a hearse. Cowboys loved using a euphemism for serious subjects like death.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a walking stick. Peddlers often walked their routes, carrying their goods in a wagon.
A horse is a "hay burner".
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is cowboy grammar for "might be able to." "I may can come to the social," said the cowboy.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another way of saying the cowboy's bedroll. He'd have crumbs from his dinner.
Tired to the point of exhaustion. "Yer looking a might peaked this morning."
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant food or provisions of any kind. The chuck wagon was where prog was stored on a cattle drive.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a walking stick. Peddlers often walked their routes, carrying their goods in a wagon.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another fun way of saying the chuck wagon. It's the place where the crumbs are made and stored.
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.
A horse is a "hay burner".
'Cracklings' are the remains of a fire or cinders.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a cowboy's bedroll. It hinted that a cowboy would have fleas.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is cowboy grammar for "might be able to." "I may can come to the social," said the cowboy.
The condition of being flustered, in a hurry, confused.
A .45 caliber Colt revolver- a handgun.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a funny way of saying a bump in the road. You'd get thrown against the other person riding with you in the wagon, so you'd say "Excuse me."
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant in the company of a woman. A moll was slang for a woman.