Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means to be bamboozled or cheated. The image is of a cowboy being struck in the throat.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another euphemism for being drunk. The image is of a cowboy, shot in the neck, whose head is lolling.
The slang term for a cowboy is "HICK"
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! Wattles are the long dangling flabs on a cow's or rooster's neck. Cowboys applied this to the dangling flaps on a man's ears and used this term to mean he had big ears.
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 to mock or insult. You didn't want a cowboy frumping you.