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Every generation has its own slang and humor. The same can be said for an era. The 1800’s is no exception. The cowboys from the Wild West had some colorful and funny expressions. I shared some with you last year and have chosen more to share with you this year. Enjoy!
All horns and rattles: a person displaying a fit of temper
Among the willows: a person dodging the law
Bangtail: a mustang or wild horse
Barkin’ at a knot: trying to accomplish the impossible
Case of slow: a loser in a gunfight
Chew gravel: to get thrown from a horse
Couldn’t drive nails in a snow bank: said of an ignorant person
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Didn’t have a tail feather left: one cleaned out at the gambling tables, or one thoroughly broke
Dough belly or dough boxer: slang for the cook
Duffer: codger, or useless fellow
Educated thirst: a man who drinks champagne or fancy mixed drinks
Fence lifter: a very hard rain
Fish: a yellow oilskin slicker
Flag his kite: leave in a hurry
Full war paint: a cowboy’s best Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes
Grabbin’ the brandin’ iron by the hot end: taking a chance
Guns on the table: fair play
Gut-warmer: slang for whiskey
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Hair case: slang for a hat
Heart-and-hand woman: a wife obtained through a matrimonial agency
Hide-out: a shoulder holster (I found this one interesting because my first instinct was a place where outlaws lay low)
Idaho brain storm: a twister or a cylindrical sandstorm
Ivories: poker chips
Jaw cracker: a traveling dentist
Just a ball of air: a very thin cow or calf.
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I've chewed gravel--off horses, and off bicycles, too. These are great little tidbits! Thanks, Ginger.
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