Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant to run away or to abscond. A brave cowboy would never mizzle.
The term "mizzle" is more likely from English slang and means to "break camp" or to "depart quickly and quietly (due to the imminent arrival of the police)".
The slang term for a cowboy is "HICK"
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.
'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.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant the mode or the fashion. "This is all the go," said the cowboy.