Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means he got what he aimed for. The image is of drawing a jack for your Poker hand.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! Sand and grit meant courage to a cowboy. The saying was that a true Westerner had sand in his craw which made him courageous.
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 slang for a drunk. "Lush" is slang for a drunk, so the cowboys made him really drunk.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a made-up word. It means furious.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means a writer or noisy fellow. It's another made-up word.
That is not Western slang. Titivate is the closest- THAT means to dress up in fancy clothes.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a mean, contemptible fellow. It's another made-up word.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a made-up word. It meant impudent or impertinent.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a made-up word. It means competency, sufficiency.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a made-up word. It means "to make happy."
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a made-up word. It means rickety or loose.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a made-up word that meant mouth. You didn't want a cowboy to tell you to shut your big bazoo.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! Sand and grit meant courage to a cowboy. The saying was that a true Westerner had sand in his craw which made him courageous.
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.