Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant feeling pretty good. You weren't great, but you weren't awful either.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one means to tell the truth, to divulge. The image is of dividing something fairly.
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.
'Cracklings' are the remains of a fire or cinders.
A horse is a "hay burner".
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 meant in the company of a woman. A moll was slang for a woman.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means tired. A cowboy was always tuckered out after a hard day.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant to mock or insult. You didn't want a cowboy frumping you.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant the mode or the fashion. "This is all the go," said the cowboy.