Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another way of saying the cowboy's bedroll. He'd have crumbs from his dinner.
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.
Tired to the point of exhaustion. "Yer looking a might peaked this morning."
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one means stout, resolute, mettlesome. A cowboy might say "He's a stuffy fellow."
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.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another fun way of saying the chuck wagon. It's the place where the crumbs are made and stored.
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.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant the mode or the fashion. "This is all the go," said the cowboy.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means tired. A cowboy was always tuckered out after a hard day.