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."
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one refers to being hungry. A cowboy at the end of a hard day would surely be sharp set.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was yet another fun term for spurs. They were so sharp you could open a can with them.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means to trick or entice. You might get scooped in on a poker game by a card sharp.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant to cheat or dupe. A card sharp rooked many cowboys in poker games.
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.