Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! A stick was an inefficient person. The image is of having to work with a stick of wood that doesn't do anything to help.
The slang term for a cowboy is "HICK"
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a walking stick. Peddlers often walked their routes, carrying their goods in a wagon.
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.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! Arbuckle's was a famous coffee brand. They even included a peppermint stick in every can. Cowboys started using the term to mean any coffee.
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 to mock or insult. You didn't want a cowboy frumping you.