Cowboys have a colorful slang. Here are some more terms to keep
you entertained:
Advertisin’ a leather shop: a tenderfoot dressed up in
aggerated leather ‘trimmins’, such as boot, chaps and cowhide vests
Airin’ the lungs: cussing
Base-burner: a drink of whiskey
Blue lightin’: a six gun
Down to the blanket: said of someone almost
cleaned out
Educated thirst: a man who drinks champagne or fancy mixed
drinks
Fly: a sheet stretched at the end of the chuck wagon to
make shade for the cook
Gravel in his gizzard: courage or a brave man
Ivories: poker chips
Nice kitty: nickname for a skunk
On the dodge: hiding from the law
Peewees: boots with short tops
Quirly: a cigarette
Ranahan: a top hand or an efficient cowboy
Rib wrenches: spurs
Scratching gravel: climbing up a steep bank on horseback
Seraglios: a herd of wild mares with stallion
Shootin’ em out: getting cattle out of the corral an onto the
range
Texas butter: gravy
Top Railer: man who sits on the top rail of the corral and
advises who should do the work and take risks
Velvet couch: a bedroll
Went up to fork a cloud: a rider thrown high from
his horse
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