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 meant to have a notion or to be willing to. "I have a mind to go to the social," said the cowboy.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! To go marooning meant to have a party or picnic. A cowboy might go marooning with his best girl.
The slang term for a cowboy is "HICK"
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one means to go away. The image is of a cowboy slinging his bedroll onto his horse and leaving.
'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 meant go to the full extent in any venture, to do things on a large scale. A good cowboy would go the big figure on the job.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means go away or make yourself scarce. You didn't want a cowboy telling you to stall your mug.
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.