Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one meant to get a drink in a saloon and leave without paying for it. The crow reference likely points to Old Crow, a brand of whiskey.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant all the party, the whole assembly. All the shoot would go to the social if they could get away from the ranch.
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one gives a vivid image. It means to vomit, so you get the picture of someone vomiting onto a cat.
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.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant the mode or the fashion. "This is all the go," said the cowboy.