Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant five cartridges in your pistol. Westerners often left the chamber under the hammer empty for safety reasons.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was yet another description for the cook. He was master of all food, especially the ubiquitous beans.
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 meant greenbacks or paper money. American five dollar bills had a picture of Abraham Lincoln on them.
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.