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Cowboys Dictionary
Compiled and Edited
by Ben McKenzie

A. (One)- As in...Is that (a) horse? The first letter of the alphabet The first letter you learn in school...(Always singular) Can not be used plural, EXAMPLE-Are those (a) horses?
ABODE- Dwelling, a house, a home, etc. Not to be confused with something you nail over a winder...
Alfalfa: A plant used for hay its good fodder.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Alkali- A caustic chemical found in the ground. Brought to the surface by too much watering. Example-Alkali Flats,- (useless ground).
Amble- To talk or walk aimlessly, (Akin to Ramble)
Ambush- To Attack from concealment...
Amuck- Out of whack, A dirty job... Example- There was a lot amuck in them holding pens...
Antelope- Akin to a deer.
Antler- Deer's horns - (See Hat Rack)...
Apple of the eye- Real Sweet Heart...

B. Middle letter of the alphabet.
Back Bite- Horse fly's favorite spot... To break a trust...
Bad Lands- Opposite of Good Lands...
Badman: An Outlaw... A good man to leave alone.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Balk- Refuse (Get stubborn)...
Bamboozle- To cheat or confuse...
Bandana- Handkerchief, Glad or Wild Rag... Neck or nose rag...
Bandit- Outlaw...(To put straps around something)...
Bandoleer- A belt of ammo...
Bowed- (See Legs)...
Barker- A Pitch Man... A dog...
Bartender: A guy who pours the drinks or the deep fried strips of
chicken breast on the free lunch.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Bar Fly- A Bar Fly is a woman who spends all her time at the beer joint.
contributed by, Sherri DuBose
Barkeep- Keeper of a Bar... (See Best Friend)...
Batten- Tie down...
Beholden- In someone's debt...
Bender- A roaring drunk...
Berserk- Crazy...
Bide- Wait... (As to bide one's time)...
Bidet: A mini shower for the saddle parts of a horse rider.
Found in them fancy hotels.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Billet Doux- Love letter...
Biscuit- Bread... Slang for no good... EXAMPLE- Biscuit eating dog...
Bison- Buffalo... Also, expression, example, So long my son.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Bit- What when happens once, your twice shy... A steering mechanism for a horse...
Blaze- Flame or fire... White streak on a horses head...
Blind in one eye and can't see out of the other- Oblivious to one's surroundings or situation...
Blind side- (See Ambush)...
Blizzard- Snow... White Out... Bad storm...
Bloat- Swell up...
Blowhard- A braggart...
Blue Norther- Bad storm... A Blizzard...
Bluff- Side of a mountain or hill... A threat in velvet gloves...
Bolt- something to lock a door... (To run away)...
Boodle- (Same as Booty or Stash)...
Boot- Foot wear...Something thrown in to increase the value of a trade... (Give the Boot, Kick out, 86)...
Boot Hill- Grave Yard... A hill made by a Cowboy's boots when he's courting...
Boot Jack- Tool to remove old men's boots...
Boot Licker- (See Cow Tow)... Also a stash bottle...
Bore: Put a bullet through or what a blowhard is.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Bovine- Cattle... A Ruminant... A Cow, a Calf, Or a Bull...
Bowie knife- Large hunting knife made by James Bowie...
Brand- Identifying mark on live stock...
Branding Iron- An iron used to burn a brand on cattle... Breeches- Pants... (See Levi Strauss)...
Breed- Type or kind... To mate...
Bridle- Get mad... (A contraption that holds the Bit)...
Bronc or Bronco- A horse...
Bronc Buster- Cowboy...
Buck- A dollar... A male deer... To rear and kick to unseat a rider...
Buckaroo or Bukaroo- A Cowboy...
Bugaboo- Quietus... A monkey wrench in the works...
Bull- Lies... A male cow...
Bur or Burr- A hitch in one's get along... (See Cockle Burr)...
Bush Whacker- A greens man... A Cad... (See Back Biter)...
B.V.D'S- Stands for (Big Voluptuous Drawers)... Long Johns or Long Handle Underwear...
Buxom- A full breasted woman... What a horse does...(As in watch that horse, he might buxom!)...

C - Last letter of the Alphabet. Sometimes used in conjunction with (S.) As in A. B. C's...
Cabin- Small house made of logs... See full house..(Kenneth D. Yates)
Cache- A stash... A bootle... (See Sock)...
Cactus- A prickly plant...
Cahoot- Same as Cohort... (Partner in Crime)...
Calaboose- Jail...
Calf- Adolescent Bovine...
Calve- To have one of the above...
Cantankerous- Cranky...
Canter- A moderate Gallop... Improper usage (Canter go with us?... Should be (Canter please go with us?)...
Cantle- Upward curving rear part of a saddle...
Carbine- Rifle...
Carcase or Carcass- Dead animal...
Card- Silly acting... (A show off)...
Carron- (Same as Carcase Only being eaten)...
Cash In- Give up... (Hang up your Spurs, Sell your Saddle.)
Cat Gut- Guitar string...
Cattle- Bulls, Cows, Steers and Calves combined...
Caudle- To baby or dote on...
Cavort- To dance in joy...
Cavy: A group of working horses kept near to the job site. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Cayuse- Horse... (Same as Cavayo...
Chaps- Leg protectors... (English word for fellow)...
Chicanery- No good acts...
Cholla: A particularly nast cactus. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Chuck- Food...
Chuck wagon: A mobile hoss drawn kitchen, day chuck wagon, snack bar. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Chute- Gated area for loading stock...
Chinch ring: One of various acuterments on a saddle, used to "vent a brand " (Kenneth D. Yates)
Cinch- Strap that secures a saddle...
Ciper- To total up... (To read)...
Claim- A vow... (A deed on a mine)...
Clod buster: farmer (Kenneth D. Yates)
Cock- A male chicken, or pulling the hammer back 'til it clicks.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Codger- An old man...
Cold trail- Obscured tracks... (Old sign or spore)...
Colt- A young horse or particular brand of fire arm...
Coltish- Young or skittish ...
Comate- Pal, Friend, Pardner, Partner, Amigo, Buddy, Compadre...
Concho- Pretty on a saddle, a hat, or a belt... (Some times made of Silver)...
Confab- Talk, palaver, gossip...
Contraption- A hand made whatever...
Corral- A fenced enclosure...
Cougar- Wild Cat, Panther, Mountain Lion, Puma...
Cow- Female Bovine... (See Heifer)...
Cowboy- Keeper of Cattle... (See Buckeroo)...
Cow Lick- Salt lick for Cows... (Unruly lock of hair)...
Cow Puncher- Damned Fool... (See Cowboy.)
Cow Tow- To give in... (A Boot Licker).. (Butt Kisser)...
Coyote- Wild dog with brains...
Croon- Sing...
Crop- Harvest... To cut off short... A whip or quirt...
Crotchety- Ill tempered...
Crow- A bird... (Something for a Asshole to eat!)... (To Brag)...
Cud- Cow Gum...
Cull- To pick out and throw away...
Cut Throat- A Trout... (A fish)... Also (See Back Biter)...
Cyclone- A wind with it's dander up...

D.- A passing grade...
Dally- To take one's own sweet time... (To wrap around as a rope)...
Dander- Anger or Ire...
Dandy- A Dude... (Something that looks good)...
Dawdle- In no hurry... (Pipe spit)...
Dead Horse- A worthless cause... (Something to beat)...
Dead Ringer- A Twin...
Deputy- Law Dog... (See Sheriff)...
Desperado- Outlaw...
Dicker- Talk a trade...
Diddle- Drag ones feet... (Mess around)...
Dilly Dally- (See Diddle)...
Diamond Hitch: Used to secure the packs on pack animals.
When properly done the rope makes diamond patterns.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Docile- Tame...
Doc- Same as Doctor... (See Saw Bones)...
Dodge- Step out of the way... (A plan)...
Dogie Or Dogy- A stray... An orphan calf... (See Bovine)...
Doo dad- A whatchyamacalit... (Same as Gem Crak or Gew gaw)...
Double Eagle- A twenty dollar gold piece...
Draw- Go for your Gun... (Pick by chance)...
Drawl- A speech affliction...
Drifter- A wanderer...
Drover- (See Cowboy)...
Dry Gulch- (See Ambush)...
Duds- Clothes...
Duff- To take the shine off... To loose luster... (Lackluster), seat of your britches...
Duffer- A Rustler... (Someone who steals live stock)...
Dun- A dull brown...

E.- Just another letter...
Eagle- Large bird... A Raptor... A ten dollar gold piece...
Elbow Room- Room to move...
Entrails- Guts... (Intestines)...

F.- A less than passing grade...
Fangle- New...
Farrier: Pro horse shoeing person.. see smitty (Kenneth D. Yates)
Fawn- Baby deer... Also (See Dote)...
Ferukus- A too do... A (Riot)...
Fetlock: A projection on the lower leg of a horse above and behind the hoof.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Fiddle: A stringed musical instrument played with a bow or plucked...
also to tinker with something (Kenneth D. Yates)
Filch- To steal...
Filly- Young female horse...
Flank- Side...
Flap Jack- A pancake...
Flinty- Hard...
Foal- Baby horse...
Fodder- Animal feed...
Fork- Tined tool for digging or eating... Fork up,out, or over, (pay)...Fork in, (join)...
Founder: When a horse gets the lid of the oats bin and eats itself sick.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Four Flusher- A Modern toilet equipped to handle four people at a time... (A cheat)... (A swindler)...
Frijoles- Beans...
Fub- Cheat... Full house: A one room cabin with wife, mother-in-law, ten kids and a dog...
also a poker hand with one pair and three of a kind.(Kenneth D. Yates)

G.- (See E.)...
Gabby- Talkative...
Gad Fly- (Horse Fly)... A transient...
Gait- Horses walking speed...
Gall- Guts... (Same as Grit)...
Gallop- Horses running speeed...
Galoot: A crude ol' boy.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Gamey- Wild...
Gee- Shucks or Shoot...  Go Right...
Geezark- Geez as in Geezer and Ark as in Noah's Ark- Buzzard
(Geezark contributed by Doug Bowser)
Gelding- A Stallion without the balls God gave a Chicken Louse...
Gue Gaw- Bauble...
Gim Crack- (Same as Gue Gaw)...
Girth- Length around...
Gnarled- Old...
Goad- To irritate...
Goat Roper- A sheep herder ...
Good old boy- An asshole who can stretch his luck because every body likes him...
Goner- Dead... Past saving... (A fellow coming home after three days with lipstick on his collar)...
Gore- Blood and guts...
Gout- Rich man's arthritis...
Granny- Ma's Ma...
Green Back- Dollar...
Green Horn- A Dude... (A beginner)...
Grifter- A swindler... A con man... (Shill)...
Grit- Guts... Sand... Courage...
Grub- Food, vittles, chuck ect... Grub line rider: see gadfly, saddle tramp, a cowboy who travels from camp to camp just to get a bite to eat.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Guitar or Gut Bucket- Stringed musical instrument...
Gully- Dry river bed...
Gyp- Horse Thief...

H.- (See E.)...
Hackney- Nag... Also a breed of horse so some folks claim...
Haft- Tool handle...
Hair Trigger- Easily peeved...
Haitus- Free for all... (Riot)...
Half Eagle- Five dollar gold piece...
Hallo- Hello...
Halter- Simplified bridle...
Hame- A hame is one of the curved bars or horns on a horse collar
to which the traces or hamestraps are attached....
Hammerhead - A stubborn mean spirited horse... Posted by Kenneth D. Yates...
Ham String- To cripple...
Handkerchief- Bandana...
Handle- Name... (Same as monaker)... (So called because it's the handle that turns you)
Handy Man- Jack of all trades... (A fellow who is always at his wife's beck and call)...
Hang Dog- Sorrowful expression...
Hanker- Want...
Hard-Tack- Biscuits...
Harmonica- Mouth harp or mouth organ...
Harness- Complicated bridle...
Hat Rack- (See Antlers)...
Haw- A derisive sound... (Go left)...
Hawg laig or Hog Leg: pistol...shootin arn or iron (Kenneth D. Yates)
Hay Seed- Farmer...
Heck- A rack for Fodder... (Cuss Word)...
Hedge- Not to tell or show it all...
Heifer- Old cow... (Heavy set women)...
Hell Bender- Salamander... (Pompus preacher)...
Hell Bent for Leather- All out...
Hell to pay and no pitch hot- Big trouble...
Hen- A female chicken... (Opposite of Rooster or Cock)...
Hen Pecking- (What a fellow gets from his wife when he ain't patched that roof yet)... (A character analysis performed by women)...
Herd- A bunch of cattle...
Hitch- Tie to... (Marry)...
Ho or Woah- Stop...
Hobble(s) Leg irons for a horse...
Hock- Part of an animals leg... (Go in debt)...
Hold Up- Delay or robbery...
Holier than thou attitude- Uppity...
Hombre- Man...
Homespun- Not Tailor Made... (Made to home)... (Hand made)...
Honky Tonk- A bar or saloon...
Hooch- Beer... Wine... Moonshine...
Hoof- End of an animals leg...
Hoose Gow- (Pokey or Slammer)... (Jail)... (See Calaboose)...
Horn- protuberance on an animal's head, (Usually two)... (Single exception... Unicorn)
Horse- Cowboys best friend...
Hoss- (Same as horse)... A person in the male gender who is onery but a good worker... (See Good Old Boy)...
Hostler- Livery stable man...
Hound- Dog (To pester)...
Hunch- Guess...
Hunker- To squat down...
Hussey- A wild woman Braisin Hussey- A wild woman with a anger added.
contributed by, Sherri DuBose
I.- Singular... As me and not you...
Irons- Guns...
Iron Horse- Locomotive...

J.- (See E.)...
Jake- Down pat... (Good)...
Jargon- Language... (Same as shop talk)...
Jaw Jack or Jaw- Talk or Chatter...
Jerky- Thin strips of meat Seasoned and dried on a line...
Jem cracky- (See Geu Gaw)...
Jimson or Jimpson weed- Toxic Weed of the Night shade Family...
Johnny Cake- Light bread dough rolled out and deep fried...
Jug- Jail or bottle of whiskey... K.- one letter response for can or will do, also letter between J and L...
Kemo sabe: (Only the Lone Ranger and Tonto know for sure and they ain't talkin.)Kenneth D. Yates
Kiester- see duff...

L.- (See E.)...
Ladrone- Outlaw...
Lair- A hide out... (A den)...
Lambaste: To Cuss out, hit hard or to roast young mutton
while spoonin' a marinade over it. Kenneth D. Yates
Lanky- Tall and skinny... as in "Long lean and lanky.
Lantern- A light or lamp... (Uses oil as fuel)...
Lariat- A lasso... (A rope for catching cattle)...
Lash- A whip or to whip...
Lasso- (See Lariat)...
Latigo or Latigo strap. Posted by Kenneth D. Yates..A strap
on a saddle used to tie down your roll or what not...
Leather- Tanned animal hide... (A Saddle)...
Lingo- (See Jargon)...
Livery- A stable... (A ladies entourage)... Same as (Retinue)... (See Std. dictionary)...
Lockup- (See Calaboose)...
Loco Weed- (See Jimson)...
Long Horn- Texas cattle...
Lope- Between a trot and a gallop...

M.- (See E.)...
Mange- Skin disease that Causes loss of hair...
Mangy- Having Mange... (Old, worn out and hairless)...
Mare- Female horse...
Mark- Symbol for name... (A brand)...
Maverick: An unbranded calf or cow. see nugget... Kenneth D. Yates
Memoirs- Memories written down...
Moccasin- Indian foot wear...
Monkey Suit- A uniform...
Monaker- (See handle)...
Moon Shine- Corn liquor... (Whiskey made from corn)...
Mosey or Mosy- To plod slowly along...
Mossy horn: a cantankerous old cow. Kenneth D. Yates
Mount- A horse... (To get on the horse)...
Moxe-Moxy or Moxie- (See Grit)...
Mucky Muck- A person putting on airs... (Usually Rich)...
Mule- Half horse, half Donkey...
Muley or Mulley- hornless Cow...
Mustang- Wild horse...

N.- (See E.)...
Nag- To gripe... (An old horse)... see also hen peck.
Nary- Nothing... (As in, Nary a brain in his head)...
Neckerchief- (See Bandana)...
Neck of the woods- Home... (Same as stamping or stomping grounds)...
Neck Tie- Hangman's Noose...
Neck Tie Party- A Gab fest- (An occasion where a group of people get together to talk down on any one who didn't attend)... (Akin to a Hen pecking)... (A public hanging)...
Neigh- Horse sound akin to a laugh...
Nicker- (See Neigh)...
Norther- A storm...
Nose Bag- A feed bag for horses...
Nose Gay- A bunch of flowers...
Nugget- Lump of pure ore (Gold)... A stray cow... (See Dogie)...

O.- (See E.)...
Old Hat- Something comfortable... (Yesterday's News)...
Out House- Toilet or rest room.. (Out side)...
Owl Hoot- An Outlaw... (Pronounced Owlhoot)... (A time of day, as in I wont be home till the Owl hoots)...

P.- (See E.)...
Paddock- (See Corral)...
Palaver- Talk...
Papoose- Baby...
Pard, Pardner, or Partner- (See Cahoot)...
Parley- Akin to (Palaver)...
Pastern: Part of a horses foot between the fetlock and the hoof. Kenneth D. Yates
Pasture- Grass land...
Peccadillo- A small fault...
Pelt- Uncured animal skin or hide...
Persnickity- Picky... Pickyune...
Piece - To snack, eat or chew.( Posted by, david.beecher@worldnet.att.net )
Piebald - Mottled or sploches of different colors...Posted by Kenneth D. Yates.
Pie Eyed- Drunk... (Big Eyed)...
Pig in a poke- Pig in a poke sack... (Gunny Bag)... (Something sight unseen)...
Pemmican- (See Jerky)...
Plug- (See Nag)...
Point blank- Dead on...
Poke- To prod... (A purse of money)...
Poker: A stick for stiring up a fire...a card game involving wagers. Kenneth D. Yates
Poke sack- same as a gunny bag.
Pole Axe- Knock out...
Pony- Small horse...
Posse- Sheriff's men...
Pow Wow- (See Palaver)...
Prairie- Grass land...
Privy- Private... (See also Out House)...
Prone- Apt... (Likely)...
Provinder- Food...
Puncher- (See Cowboy)...

Q.- (See E.)...
Quack- Bad Saw Bones... (See Doc or Doctor)...
Quarter Horse- Good cow pony...
Quietus- (See Bugaboo)...
Quirt- A crop or a whip...

R.- (See E.)...
Rabid- Mad... (Having Rabies)... (See standard dictionary)...
Raider- (Same as Outlaw)...
Raise hell and put a prop under it- (Start trouble you don't intend to finish)...
Ramrod- Foreman or Boss...
Ranch- Cattle raising outfit...
Rancher- Cattle Man...
Ranchero- Cowboy...
Rancho- (Same as Ranch)...
Randy- Wild one...
Range- Grass land...
Range Rider- Cowboy...
Rangler or Wrangler- Cowboy...
Red Eye - Whiskey or booze.( Posted by, david.beecher@worldnet.att.net )
Refit- Restock or rebuild...
Regale- Entertain...
Rehash- Talk over...
Renegade- Outlaw...
Rep- Slang for reputation...
Ribald- Raunchy... (Smut)...
Rick- Haystack or Hay Stacker...
Rickety- Unsafe or unstable...
Rig- Saddle and bridle... (A wagon)... (A truck)...
Rig Up- Saddle up...
Ringer- (See Dead Ringer)...  Also Doppleganger...
Rip Snorter - A wild storm, time, etc.( Posted by, david.beecher@worldnet.att.net )
Road House- Stage depot...
Roan- Red...
Rock Bottom- Down and out...
Rodeo- Round Up... (Gathering cattle)...
Rot Gut- Bad whiskey...
Rough Rider- (See Bronc Buster)...
Round Up- (See Rodeo)...
Rowel- Wheel on a spur...
Rustler- Cattle thief... (Same as Duffer)...

S.- (See E.)...
Saddle- To get in the middle... (A seat on a horse)...
Saloon- A bar or Honky Tonk...
Salt Side- Salt cured bacon...
Sand- (See Grit)...
Sand Bag- (See Ambush)...
Sarsprilla - The only drink for the Dude or the guy with the white hat. Root Beer.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Savanna- Open plain... (See Prairie..
Savvy- Understanding...
Saw Bones- (See Doc or Doctor)...
Scout- To track or look around...
Scrawl- Sloppy writing...
Scrounge- To make do...
Seven ways of Sunday- In all directions... (In every way)...
Shaver- A young boy...
Shebang- The whole thing... (Everything)...
Sheep skin- A sheep's hide... (Diploma)...
Sheriff- Law Man...
Shifty- No Good... (Dishonest)...
Shindig- Party...
Shingle- A sign board... A shake for patching roofs...
Shivaree: A mock serinade with kettles and drums and what have you
for a newly wed couple.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Shooting Iron- A gun...
Short Horn- A Tender Foot... (A Dude)... (See Green Horn)...
Shyster- A lawyer...
Side Iron- Pistol...
Side Kick- (Same as Partner)...
Side Saddle- A lady's saddle.... (A trite remark, as in, He's so Feminine he rides side saddle!)...
Side Winder- Back shooter... (Dry Gulcher)... (A snake)...
Silver tongued- A smooth talker...
Skeesicks- A Skin Flint... (A Miser)...
Skiddish- Apt to shy or bolt...
Skin Flint- (See Skeesicks)...
Slake- To sate your thirst...
Slather: To spread thickly like butter on fresh bread. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Slicker- A rain coat...
Smack Dab- Dead center...
Smitty: Blacksmith metal worker who also performed the services of a farrier. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Snake oil- Patent medicine...
Sody Water- Pop... (Same as Soda Water)...
Soogans- Same as bed roll...
Sombrero- Mexican Cowboy hat... (Akin to Stetson)...
Sorrel- Reddish Brown...
Spadder Dashes- Leg protectors... (Chaps)...
Spavined- Lame...
Spitoon- Cuspidor... (A pot to spit in)...
Split Tail- Is how you tell your little boys why little girls ain't got a snake.
Now son don't be chasin them Split Tails!
Contributed by, Sherri DuBose
Spoon- To court or woo...
Spry- Nimble...
Spuds- Potatoes...
Spunk- (See Grit)...
Spur- To egg on... (Prod)... (A tool for the heel of a boot)...
Stable- A barn for horses...
Stall- One room in that barn... (What a fellow does when his woman wants to go to town)...
Stallion- Male horse...
Stampede- Run ever which way... (See Bolt)...
Stamping Ground- (See Neck of the woods)...
Steed- Spirited horse...
Steer- Neutered Bull... (See Side Saddle)...
Stetson- Cowboy hat...
Stewed- Drunk...
Stock- Cattle...
Stone Wall- To balk or bull shit...
Stray- A Nugget... (A Dogie)...
Stud- An old boy who thinks he's a ladies man. Male horse used for breeding...
form of poker. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Swamp: To clean or mop the floor. Swamper, one who does. too much,
example- swamped by work. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Sweet Spot- The spot on a horse where a Cowboy exerts the most control...

T.- (See E.)...
Tack- Saddles, Bridles, Harnesses, Etc...
Tack shed or room- a place to keep the above...
Tally- Count... (Add up)...
Tally Book: A written record of cattle tallys and cattle transactions,
buying and selling etc. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Tee Totaler- Non drinker...
Tender Foot- Dude... (See Green Horn)...
Texas Reject- Dime Store Cowboy...
Throw down on: To draw and point your hawg laig at someone or something (Kenneth D. Yates)
Tin Horn- Silly Dude...
Tinker: A traveling handy man...also means to fiddle with something.... (Kenneth D. Yates) Tinker's dam: A patch on a leaking vessle such as a cook pot. Usually only temporary at best
which gives rise to the expression, Not worth a tinker's dam.(Kenneth D. Yates)
Timothy- Grass... (Hay)...
Tomahawk- Indian war axe...
Too many irons in the fire- Biting off more than you can chew...
Tornado- A Cyclone's ugly cousin...
Track- A spore... (A sign)... (To trail)...
Trail- Same as track... (To follow)... (A path)...
Trot- A slow run...
Trots: A digestive condition which necessitates numberous fast trips to the privy. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Trappings- All the extras...
Troubadour- A singer...
Turn Key- A jailer...
Twister- Same as Tornado, (Only happier)...
Two fisted: A fighter, macho man. going at it with both hands (Kenneth D. Yates)

U.- (See E.)...
Umpty- Lots and lots...
Uppity- Putting on airs... (See Mucky Muck)...

V.- (See E.)...
Vamoose- Scram... (Leave)...
Vaquero- Mexican for Cowboy...
Venom- Poison or pison...
Victuals- Food...
Vitals- Necessary... (Also vital organs)...
Vouch- Attest...

W.- (See E.)...
Waleyed- Glaring... (Fierce)...
Wampum- Money...
Wayfaring- A journey on foot...
Waylay- (See Ambush)...
Weather Eye- Sharp look out...
Wheedle- Coax, beg or plead...
Whet- To sharpen...
Whet Stone- A sharpening stone...
Whinny- Cry of a horse...
White face: A particular breed of cattle the Herfords also the expression of one
who finds himself looking into the business end of a hawg laig. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Whittle- To carve...
Willy Nilly- Ever which way...
Wind Broke- (Sometimes erroneously used as winded) Pushing a horse until it's wind breaks, usually ruins the horse! (Only done in dire emergencies)... (Which then it's kinder to shoot the horse!)...
Winchester: A particular brand of repeater rifle.
Many times used for any make of repeating rifle. (Kenneth D. Yates)
Winded- Tired...
Woolies- Chaps made from sheep skin... Also see (B.V.D)...
Wooly- Wild... (See Randy)...
Wrangler- Cowboy...

X.- Same as a mark... A Cowboys way of signing his name...

Y.- (See E.)...
Yahoo- (See Card)...
Yaller- Same as yellow... (Cowardly)... (Lack of grit)...
Yonder - Something at a distance. ( Posted by, david.beecher@worldnet.att.net )
Youall, Yall or You All- Everyone...
Yucca: A tall spike like flowering desert plant. (Kenneth D. Yates)

List of common phrases...

Smart as a whip or all get out!
Dumber than a fence post!
Honest as they come!
Crooked as a dogs hind leg!
Meaner than a snake!
Sweet as pie!
Happy as if he had good sense!
Sad as the day is long!
Mad as a wet hen!
Dead as a door nail!
Comfortable as an old boot!
Serious as a heart attack!
Longer than a preacher's sermon!
Shorter than a nice day!
Dingier than a bell!
Scarcer than hens teeth!
Finer than frog's hair!
Bigger than a barn!
Nervous as a bride!
Sneakier than a fox in a hen house!
Faster than it takes to tell!
Smaller than a judge's humanity!
So little it hardly bears mentioning!
As skittish as a colt!
As giddy as a school girl!
Tighter than Dick's hat band!
Slower than the seven year itch!
Stupid- Three feathers shy a goose!
So mean he doesn't like himself!
So crooked he screws himself into his pants!
As important as a big frog in a small pond!
So ugly his face hurts!
So smart you had to take notes!
So dumb you had to talk him through it!
Pompous- Enough hot air to float a blimp!
Self centered- So cross eyed he saw everything from his own point of view!
Stingy- So tight if you drew a horse hair between their legs it would split them wide open!
Generous- The only thing they wouldn't part with was an unkind word!
So tall they declared him a land mark!
So short he could critique Boot Straps!
Rough as a day in a new saddle!
Ugly as a home made fence!
Old as the hills!
Cold as the grave!
Pious as a preacher!
Nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. Contributed by Jacque D. email= jmoss@southwestdocs.com

DIPLOMACY

When your sitting there with a Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of hearts. The fellow across from you has lost the last ten hands. He raises and you fold... THAT'S DIPLOMACY!

My feeling's about politicians are akin to a calf looking at a cowboy with a brand in his hand. You know he just wants to make your relationship legitimate. But somehow you know it's going to hurt!

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