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What does the cowboy slang 'trampoose' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one is a combination of "tramp" and "vamoose." It means to wander, to tramp about.
What does the cowboy slang 'saddle stiff' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another term for cowboy. The image is of the cowboy spending so much time in the saddle that he's stiff.
What does the cowboy slang 'sold his saddle' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a descriptive phrase meaning someone was in disgrace. A cowboy would never sell his saddle unless he was in dire straits.
What does the cowboy slang 'grab the apple' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant to grab the saddle horn. No cowboy would grab the apple.
What does the cowboy slang 'lizzy' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is another term for the saddle horn. A cowboy never grabs the lizzy when riding.
What does the cowboy slang 'squeeze the biscuit' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a descriptive phrase to refer to grabbing the saddle horn. No cowboy wanted to have to squeeze the biscuit.
What does the cowboy slang 'hull' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one just meant the saddle. A hull is the outside part of a seed, the husk. A saddle looks a little like one on a horse.
What does the cowboy slang 'pull in your horns' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a way to tell someone to calm down. An angry cow shoved with its horns.
What does the cowboy slang 'pair of overalls' mean?
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.
What does the cowboy slang 'cracklings' mean?
'Cracklings' are the remains of a fire or cinders.
What does the cowboy slang 'hay burner' mean?
A horse is a "hay burner".
What does the cowboy slang 'flea-trap' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a cowboy's bedroll. It hinted that a cowboy would have fleas.
