Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another way of saying telling a falsehood. The image is of stretching the truth as if it was a blanket.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant rolling a cigarette. The paper is compared to a blanket.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant almost broke. You didn't own much except your blanket.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another way of saying a lie or falsehood. The image is of stretching the truth.
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.
A .45 caliber Colt revolver- a handgun.
The condition of being flustered, in a hurry, confused.
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.