Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one means a pistol or gun. The image is of the gun "talking" as it goes off.
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one meant to be a ready speaker. To wabble meant to blab away, talking non-stop.
'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 one means talking. If someone said "quit your yammering," it meant you were flapping your lips too much.
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 means tired. A cowboy was always tuckered out after a hard day.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant to mock or insult. You didn't want a cowboy frumping you.