Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This stood for Gone To Texas. It was a phrase people used when they packed up and left their homes headed west.
A horse is a "hay burner".
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is cowboy grammar for "might be able to." "I may can come to the social," said the cowboy.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another way of saying the cowboy's bedroll. He'd have crumbs from his dinner.
Tired to the point of exhaustion. "Yer looking a might peaked this morning."
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one means stout, resolute, mettlesome. A cowboy might say "He's a stuffy fellow."
The slang term for a cowboy is "HICK"
Not cowboy slang. Overalls are another name for work pants.
A horse is a "hay burner".
'Cracklings' are the remains of a fire or cinders.
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.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means tired. A cowboy was always tuckered out after a hard day.