Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means to dress up or make fine. The image is of making yourself sleek.
'Crack up' means to brag or boast.
That is not Western slang. Titivate is the closest- THAT means to dress up in fancy clothes.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant in love. The image is of the cowboy being mashed up against his girlfriend.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one means to hasten, to be quick. The image is of a cowboy sparkling as he moves.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one gives the image of a railroad train. If a cowboy told you to "Train up," he meant to hurry.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant to pay over money owed. A cowboy had to pony up when he'd borrowed from someone.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means to obtain or procure. A cowboy might ask,"Can you help me shake up a fiddler for the barn dance?"
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one meant finished, given over. The image is of the cowboy wrapping everything up neatly and ending it.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant to stop suddenly. A cowboy might fetch up next to the saloon if he'd been galloping.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means a writer or noisy fellow. It's another made-up word.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a made-up word. It means furious.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means exhausted, finished or done. It can also mean intoxicated.