Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a fun way to say silverware. Your fork and spoon and knife weren't shooting irons, but eating irons.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a funny way of describing your eating utensils. You were reloading yourself instead of your gun.
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 is another funny way of saying he was eating. A flue is the inside of a chimney.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a funny way of describing your eating utensils. You were reloading yourself instead of your gun.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one meant a hearty meal. The image is of eating so much your pants are tight.
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a low eating house. The image is of the waitress slapping the food down in front of you.
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.
A .45 caliber Colt revolver- a handgun.
The condition of being flustered, in a hurry, confused.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant in the company of a woman. A moll was slang for a woman.