Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a low bum or sot. They were so low they rented a barrel to live in.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a hangover. You'd get one by emptying the beer barrel.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was yet another way of describing a pistol. The barrel was the "black eye" in the middle.
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another term for a six-gun or pistol. The image is of the smoke coming from the barrel once it's fired.
'Cracklings' are the remains of a fire or cinders.
A horse is a "hay burner".
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.
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.