Acknowledge the Corn – To admit the truth, to confess a lie, or acknowledge an obvious personal shortcoming. No Odds – No difference, no consequence, no matter. Critter – Creature, varmint. Setting-Pole – A pole pointed with iron, used for propelling vessels or boats up rivers. Sharps – Any firearm manufactured Christian Sharps for his Sharps Rifle Company. Not all of the recruits were former slaves; most were free blacks of Northern parentage and many had served with distinction during the Civil War. Tan Your Hide – Spanking. They might be givers of sacred names; leaders of ceremonial dances; visionaries and predictors of the future; matchmakers; etc. WESTERN SLANG & PHRASES A Writer's Guide to the Old West. “He dished us too.”. Rattled – To become nervous, worried, uneasy. Reloading Outfit – Cowboy term for eating utensils, cups, and a plate. Now in book form. (Terms for food are here, women here, outlaws here, and gambling here .) Lock, Stock, And Barrel – The whole thing, the whole “kit and caboodle.”, Long And Short – The end, the result, the upshot. Armas – Spanish forerunner of chaps. Biscuit Roller – The cook. Greens – Leaves and green vegetables used for food. Ni**er In a Woodpile – Disappearance, unsolved mystery. Below are some that were popular in the 19th-century American west. He’s “airing the paunch” after a heavy bout of drinking. To save one’s bacon. Or, the person saying it doesn’t believe what you’re saying. “I’ve got a long slipe to go.”. “We might have got into trouble if we hadn’t made our lucky.”. Also applies to ambushers. Bishop – An appendage to a lady’s wardrobe, more commonly called a bustle. A common nickname for Los Angeles during the bloods and Crips gang wars . “Drink yer coffee an’ quit yer yammerin’.”, Yannigan Bag – A bag in which the cowboy carried personal items, also known as a “war bag.”. Also applied to a street prostitute. “He gave them coats of linsey woolsey, which were good and warm for winter, and good and light for summer. Let Drive – To let fly, to let slip. Draw Cuts – A common way of deciding by lots, by drawing paper or straws. Pancake – A derogatory term for a small English saddle. Can’t Come It – Cannot do it. Old Stager – One well initiated in anything. Big Guns – Men of importance, great people. Slicker – A group of vigilantes who operated in Missouri in the first half of the 19th Century. Stem-winder – Applied to anything quite perfect, finished, with the latest improvements. Abandons – Foundlings. Prayer Book – A packet of papers used to roll cigarettes. Tally – To live tally is to live as man and wife though not married. Cowpunching – Driving the cattle to market. See more. Also “catawamptiously.”. Mountain Oysters – Fried or roasted calves’ testicles. Cut Stick – To be off, to leave immediately and quickly. Cut A Caper – The act of dancing in a frolicksome manner. Talking-Iron – A gun or rifle, called also a shooting-iron. Round-Rimmers – Hats with a round rim, hence, those who wear them. Stave Off – To push away as with a staff, to delay, as, ‘to stave off the execution of the project. Paint – A horse with irregular patches of white. Black – To look black at one is to look at one with anger or deep resentment. Chock-Full or Chuck-Full – Entirely full. “When it comes to understanding women, I’m at sea.”. Slump – To recite badly, fail, bungle, awkward. Salt-Water Vegetables – A term for oysters and clams. one page. Also called Prairie Oysters. Lickfinger – To kiss ass. Stew in one’s own juice – To suffer from one’s own action. If a particularly good Judas was found, he was spared the meat hook and used again. Techy or  Techy as a Teased Snake – Grumpy, irritable. To find something of value. Painting the Town Red – Going out on the town for a fun, sometimes wild, time. “When he came upon the town bully, he ripped out what he thought of him.”. Chuck-Line Rider – An unemployed cowboy who rode from ranch to ranch, exchanging a bit of news and gossip for a meal. Arose c. 1839 from the 1650s application of the Old English word for “soap suds” to the violent sweating of horses under stress. “It was rainin’ to beat the Dutch.”, Beat the Devil around the Stump – To evade responsibility or a difficult task. “They had a little fuss at the saloon.”, Gadabout – One who walks about without business. “Sally gave birth to a bouncing baby girl. However, the term began as an insult, as cowboys first used the word to mean a pimple or boil on someone’s backside, caused by riding in the saddle all day when one wasn’t used to it. Clean his/your plow – To get or give a thorough whippin’. Let Up – To let up is to release, a relief. Outlaw – A horse that cannot be tamed to ride. “He’s a man you can tie to.”. singular noun. Pink – Denotes the finest part, the essence. For men to keep house without a woman’s help. “Thank Goodness, the rain finally let up.”. Frolic – A celebration, party or a wild time. According to Hoyle – Correct, by the book. All Down But Nine – Missed the point, not understood. When things are askew or awry. Big Nuts to Crack – A difficult or large undertaking. This “serenade” is continued night after night until the party is invited in and handsomely entertained. Sparrow Catching – Looking for a girl to go out with. – Gone To Texas. Ears – To be by the ears, denotes being in a quarrel or fight. Airin’ the Paunch – Vomit, throw-up, regurgitate. Continental – The money issued by Congress during the Revolutionary War. Biggity – Large, extravagant, grand, hauty. Learn more. To Stick – To take in, to impose upon, to cheat in trade. Beef – To kill. This stemmed from the large number of card sharks working aboard the railroads. Old Epharim – A term that mountain men called both male or female grizzly bears. Tangle-footed, tangle- legged – Drunk from bad whiskey. “I need a cup of Arbuckle’s.”. Hard Pushed or Hard Run – Hard pressed, to be in a difficulty, short of cash. He made a “death on” speech at last night’s meeting. “Doc Holiday beefed a man today.”. High-Falutin' The manner of a self-important or pompous person. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Cut a Path – Leave, go. “After Nick had bamboozled about the money, he was arrested.”. I Dad! As in the bar scene from the movie Tombstone, when the barkeep says: “only the bummers and drovers, just the drakes. At Sea – At a loss, not comprehending. Also means salary, wages. Hitch in the Giddy-up – Not feeling well, as in: “I’ve had a hitch in my giddy-up the last couple days.”. Cow Grease – Butter, also called “cow salve.”. “That’s just how he is, always has to play to the gallery.”. Mitten, Get or Give  – Turned down by a lady after proposing. Apple Pie Order – In top shape, perfect order. Snapperhead – An impertinent fellow, one who snaps or answers to quickly or impudently. Longrider – An outlaw, someone who usually had to stay in the saddle for an extended period of time while on the run from a crime. Acknowledge the Corn – To admit the truth, to confess a lie, or acknowledge an obvious personal shortcoming. “He made a regular mux of the whole business.”, Muck-snipe – To gamblers, the one who has been “cleaned out.”. “She just gave it a lick and a promise.”. That old man’s got one hellofa brick in his hat. Make Hay While the Sun Shines – To make the most of the day, or an opportunity. carved into their doors, left by a kin. Also called odd stick and odd fish. All the Shoot – The whole assembly, all the party. Call such because the were always “lying in weight.”. Leg Bail – To give leg bail, is to run away. It was 16 pounds unloaded, with three-quarter inch, 120-grain black powder cartridges loaded for differing ranges. “In all my born days I never saw a man so big.”, Bosh – Nonsense. Harum-Scarum – A negative term applied to flighty persons or persons always in a hurry. “He ain’t knee-high to a lamb.”. Skin-Flint – A tight or close-fisted person with their money. The term was derived from the men’s hair which the Indians thought resembled the fur of the buffalo. Your email address will not be published. Lather: state of agitation. Slangander – To slander, gossip, backbiting. Make A Raise – To raise, procure, obtain. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Salt-Lick – A saline spring, where animals resort for drink. Pokerish – Frightful, causing fear, especially to children. Jig is Up – Scheme/game is over, exposed. Pullin my donkey’s tail – A much older way of saying “are you pullin my leg”. Slick Up – To dress up or make make fine. “She’ll be down, directly.”. Heeled – To be armed with a gun. Off one’s feed – Unable to eat, having no appetite. Wild Mare’s Milk – Whiskey. Spider – A cast iron frying-pan with three legs. Mauks – Derogatory term for women of the lower class or prostitutes. Trailing – Moving cattle from one location to another. Trampous, Trampoose – To walk, to lounge or wander about, to tramp. “I am feeling pretty kedge today.”, Keep – Storage for food, subsistence, keeping. Plow Chaser – A derogatory term for farmer. Knee-high to a… – Humorous description of short stature or youth. I Swamp It! Shirk – To procure by mean tricks, to steal. Stand In –  To cost. Skull – The head man anywhere, such as a miner owner or the president. Ballyhoo – Sales talk, advertising, exaggeration. They persist today, discreetly. Santiago – Coronado’s favorite charge was “Santiago”, Spanish for St.James, Spain’s soldier saint. Indian Broke – A horse trained to be mounted from the right side. “No great scratch.”. Common among the tribes of the Americas, these men-women had social and religious powers. Ash-Hopper – A lie cask, or box for ashes, resembling a hopper in a mill. wild almost to the point of losing control, but effective.When you got up on the table and started lecturing us, that was pretty aggro! Pony Up – Pay over money. Seven by Nine – Something or someone of inferior or common quality. Skilly – Water-gruel in workhouses or prisons. Three Ways from Sunday – Moving quickly; high-tailing it out of there. Growlers – Buckets, cans, or pitchers carried by apprentices or children to the saloon to be filled with beer and returned to the workplace during the day. Inside was generally everything he owned, typically an extra set of clothes, extra ammunition, spare parts for equipment, playing cards, bill of sale for his horse, and maybe a harmonica or a few precious letters. Hay Baler – A horse, also called hay burner. Usually applied to people who were prim, formal, or stuffy. Ace-High – Depending upon the context, this might mean “first-class and respected”, or it could mean a winning poker hand. Bullwhacker – A person who drives a team of oxen, usually walking beside them. Reverent – Strong, as, reverent whisky, not diluted. Angolmaniacs – Another name for those “back east,” ultra-English. “He gave me a good shake on that land.”, Shake A Stick At – When a man is puzzled to give one an idea of a very great number, he calls it ‘more than you can shake a stick at.’. Millrace – A channeled stream of water that runs through a mill to push the mill wheel. Carryall – A four-wheeled pleasure carriage, capable of holding several persons. “Why don’t you come by and spend the shank of the evening with me? Flack – Sales talk, advertising, exaggeration. “Can you help me shake up a fiddle player for the barn dance? Wild West synonyms, Wild West pronunciation, Wild West translation, English dictionary definition of Wild West. “The notorious Santa Fe Ring was an unscrupulous group of politicians in the 1800s.”. Grub Slinger – The cook; also referred to as grub spoiler or grubworm. Kick – To protest or to object to something; to complain. It eventually became synonymous with anything worthless. Here’s how! Part of the charm and character of the Old West, as viewed through our modern eyes, has always been the colorful speech of those days. “Well, if that don’t take the rag off the bush.”. Shine – To take the shine off, is to surpass in beauty or excellence. “I’m lightin’ a shuck for California.”. Bogus – A liquor made of rum and molasses. Mudsill – Uneducated, working class. Calash – A covering for the head, usually worn by ladies to protect their head-dresses when going to evening parties, the theatre, etc. There’s a reason the American West was called “wild”: Folks on the frontier seemed ready to throw a punch or unshuck a weapon with the slightest provocation, at least if … Meaning of wild west. Squeeze the Biscuit – Grabbing the saddle horn, not something a cowboy wants to get caught doing. “The bullets zitted about in every direction.”, This information compiled by Kathy Weiser/Legends of America, […] Find More Informations here: slife.org/western-slang-lingo-and-phrases/ […], One Can Travel Time And Space By Divine Names. Shave Tail – A green, inexperienced person. Salting – Planting rich ore samples in an unprofitable mine to attract unwary buyers. Set Store By – To set value upon, to appreciate. Hot as a Whorehouse on Nickel Night – Damned hot. Strapping – Huge, lusty, bouncing, as, ‘a strapping lass. Laudanum – Not exactly slang, but what is it? Usually dirty, slatternly. So called in distinction from the auxiliary reservoirs under each car. “I almost lost my crops after that fit of cold weather.”. Hang Up One’s Fiddle – To give up. A cook who could and would make them was highly regarded. Profanity was frowned upon by polite society and old west cowboys rarely would swear in front of a lady. A Lick and a Promise – To do a haphazard job. Also “hell-fired” and “jo-fired.”, All Over – Bearing a resemblance to some particular object, All-overish – Uncomfortable. Later, and now, also used to describe someone on a drinking binge. Fat In The Fire – To have one’s plans frustrated. Go Heeled – To carry a six-shooter, also “packing iron.”. Hair Pants – Chaps made from a hair-covered hide. Term also refers to flogging with a cowhide – “to cowhide.”. 552. 123. Corn-Cracker – The nickname for a native of Kentucky. underline. Swan – So surprised, ready to faint or pass out. 3. Big Fifty – A .50 caliber Sharps rifle used by professionals for buffalo hunting. In Reply to: Wild west phrases and slang wanted posted by R. Berg on March 07, 2005: : Hello: : I am making a western shortfilm, with cowboys and indians. Snake Out – Drag or haul out, as a snake from its hole. Pack Iron – To carry a revolver or “shooting iron.”. “He’s a gentleman of the first water.”, Oh-be-joyful – Liquor, beer, intoxicating spirits. Later, applied to someone’s mouth that constantly makes noise. Parade Chaps – A pair of chaps strictly for show.Might be worn for the grand entry parade at a rodeo. “He went through a heap of trouble to get her that piano.” Also refers to a crowd, a throng, a rabble. Back Staircase – A derisive term for a bustle. Grub Pile – Referring to a meal or to the chuckwagon. 606. Gait refers to the rate a horse moves, which is far faster, so “get going.”. “This town’s got a monstrous bad name for meanery and shecoonery of all sorts. 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Pshal, P’shaw – An exclamation for nonsense. 33 quotes have been tagged as wild-west: Jim Morrison: ‘The world we suggest is a new wild west. Slew or Slue – In seaman’s language, to turn something around. To Toll – To entice, to lead on. “Toffer” is the female version. Trig A Wheel – To stop a wheel so as to prevent its going backwards or forwards. Stall Your Mug – Go away, make yourself scarce. Slat – Throw down with violence. Blue Devils – Dispirited. (Used as an exclamation.) “I allot upon going to Boston.”. To come to the scratch. Pull in your Horns – Back off, quit looking for trouble. Cocinero – The camp cook – also called “coosie” and “cusie.”. From the pages of period newspapers, books, and century-old dictionaries comes the slang, lingo, and phrases of the American West. 107. To Lass -Catch with a lasso, lariat or reata. Also “hell-fired” and “jo-fired.”, All Over – Bearing a resemblance to some particular object, All-overish – Uncomfortable. “He beat him all hollow. Chop – A Chinese word signifying quality, first introduced to mariners in the China trade. Tranklements, trollybobs, trollybags – Entrails, intestines. If the same word is repeated, a forfeit is demanded. Choke the Horn – To grab the saddle horn, something no cowboy wants to be seen doing. Bilk – Cheat. To tree oneself, is to conceal oneself behind a tree. People that had to be tested for Covid-19 had to have their nose swabbed right where the brain connects, which often led to people rolling back their eyes and gagging. Wolfer – A man with a large appetite or a hard drinker. Write a story or play using the words from the list. “We went to the Rodeo Dance and had us a hog-killin’ time.”. We use cookies. Railroad Bible – A deck of cards. “Don’t get your back up, he was only joking.”, Get the Mitten – To be rejected by a lover. Slang meaning “attractive person” is from 1892. On the Dodge – Hiding out somewhere; laying low for a while. Crash – A coarse kind of linen cloth used for towels. Railheads – Towns with facilities for loading cattle onto trains. Crowbait – Derogatory term for a poor-quality horse. Bullboat – A craft with a willow frame covered by buffalo hide. Fudge – An expression of contempt, usually bestowed on absurd or talking idlers. Also “slate loose.”. It was a time of gold rushes, cattle rustling and of course, the so-called Cowboys. Dish – To ruin, to frustrate. Angoras – Hair-covered, goat-hide chaps. Of the First Water – First class. Small Potatoes – Mean, contemptible, worthless. Flummux – Perplex, embarrass, put to a stand. Used also as a term of endearment for children. Jerked Meat – Beef and other kinds of fresh meat dried in the open air without salt. A disease of horses and cattle, which is indicated by a yellow appearance of the eyes, inside of the lips, etc. Sometimes tied in a small bag to chew it. To Jaw – To scold, to clamor, to abuse grossly. Tinker’s News – News that has already been heard or told before. Galvanized Yankees – Former Confederate soldiers who served in the U.S. Army in the West following the Civil War. To Mind – To recollect, remember or to take care of.. Mitten – When a gentleman is jilted by a lady, or is discarded by one to whom he has been paying his addresses he is said to have got the mitten. Also used to describe a cowboy’s bed. Also used to refer to a nagging or complaining woman. “Ol’ Bill is a regular curly wolf, especially when he’s drinkin’ whiskey.”. Line Rider – Cowboys the guarded the ranch boundaries. Gone Coon – A goner, past recover, a lost man. To Mouse – To go mousing about is to go poking about into holes and corners. Hanger-On – A dependant, one who eats and drinks without payment. Gull – A cheat, fraud or trick. Wabble – Make free use of one’s tongue, to be a ready speaker. Cap the Climax – To beat all, surpass everything. To Marble – To move off, be off, go, as, “If you do that again, you must marble.”. That Dog Won’t Hunt – That idea or argument isn’t going to work. “It is so ding hot out here.”. a children’s game. Read on to learn some splendiferous Wild West slang and Old West expressions that bring in a little of the frontier into your daily life. High-Grader – In the mining camps of the Old West, a high-grader was a man who stole any big nuggets which he saw in the sluice boxes. Night Hawk – While the rest of the cowboys slept under the stars on a cattle drive, one unlucky soul who drew the short straw, the “night hawk”, had to stay up all night standing guard. Swad – A lump, mass, or hunch, also, a crowd. Also known as a California or Missouri toothpick. Whitewash – To gloss over or hide one’s faults or shortcomings. Mealer – A partial abstainer who drinks liquor only during meals. Hand And Glove – Intimate, familiar, closely united as a hand and its glove. “Ol’ Farmer Jones sure is an odd stick.”. Have a Mind To – To have a notion, to be willing. Calamity Jane – Obviously the hard-cussing, heavy-drinking frontier woman, but is also a gambling term for the Queen of Spades. She is the pink of perfection. “We went to the Rodeo Dance and had us a hog-killin’ time.”. Rode Hard and Put Up Wet – Ugly, rough or hard looking. Sonofabitch Stew – A cowboy concoction that contained cow heart, testicles, tongue, liver, and marrow gut. People would find the letters G.T.T. Soft Horse – A horse with little stamina. Dead As A Door Nail – Utterly, completely dead. Fixin’ – Intending. Varmint – A corrupt pronunciation of the word vermin. Round Up – A gathering of sheep, cattle or pigs. “He died of lead poisoning.”. Cut a Swell – Present a fine figure. Burnt His Fingers – When a person has suffered loss by a speculation, he is said to have burnt his fingers. Elephant – Short for ‘to see the elephant’; to go to town, or to see the world, usually for the first time. The opposite of “There you are.”. Pull Foot – To leave in a hurry, walk fast, run. Shank – The balance, what remains. Shecoonery – A whimsical corruption of the word chicanery. Pike – A name applied in California to migratory poor whites. Best Bib and Tucker – Wearing your best clothes. west; Definitions include: supreme; whatever you dream of. Hemp party (also string party) meant the same. Also called Indian Liquor. Fandango – From the Spanish, a big party with lots of dancing and excitement. Fish – A cowboy’s rain slicker, from a rain gear manufacturer whose trademark was a fish logo. Whale Away – To preach, talk or lecture continuously or vehemently. Sweep – The pole or piece of timber moved on a fulcrum or post, used to lower and raise a bucket in a well for drawing water. Though this term was widely used in the Old West so much so that it became common language, it should not be perpetuated. Bake – to overheat a horse by riding too fast, long, or hard. 1875 as a reference to some species of rattlesnakes’ “peculiar lateral movement.” Stickup: robbery at gunpoint. To Run One’s Face – To make use of one’s credit. B’hoys – Noisy young men of the lower ranks of society. Dreadful – Very, a lot, exceedingly. – Well done, good job, good for you. To Row Up – To punish with words, to rebuke. In For It – Engaged in a thing from which there is no retreating. Snapper – An impudent tattler, impertinent talk, constant chatter. Spooney – A stupid or silly fellow, also a disgusting drunk. Also called “cushie.”. Above Snakes – If you were “above snakes,” you were above ground – meaning still alive. A shitty movie by Will Smith. Slick as a Whistle or Slick as Grease – To do something very smoothly. A large, tall person. Petticoat Pensioner – A man who lives on a prostitute’s earnings. Arbuckle’s –  Slang for coffee, taken from a popular brand of the time. Annex – To steal. John B. Juniper – Derogatory term for an easterner or novice cowhand. Indian Giver – When an Indian gives anything, he expects an equivalent in return, or that the same thing may be given back to him. “Give me another snort of that oh-be-joyful.”, Old – Crafty, cunning. Muck Forks – A low term for hands or fingers. Slower than molasses in January – Really slow. “Well, I swan.”. Mutton-Puncher – Derogatory name used by cowboys to describe a sheepherder. Shake Up – To obtain, get, procure. Allot Upon – To intend, to form a purpose. Bend an Elbow – Have a drink. Bustle – A pad stuffed with cotton or feathers, worn by ladies for the double purpose of giving a greater prominence to the hips, and setting off the smallness of the waist. Also called “grab the nubbin.” In either case, this was not something a self-respecting cowboy wanted to be caught doing. The dance will start at early candle-light. Back Seats – An obscure and modest position, usually referring to politics. All-Standing – Without preparation, suddenly. Helter-Skelter – In a hurry, without order, tumultuously. Dull Music – A term applied to anything tedious. Anti-fogmatic – Raw rum or whiskey. Russer, Rusher – A dashing, sensation-causing man, a heavy player – often applied to politicians and clergymen. “Bully for you!”. Power – A large quantity, a great number. Also referred to as “bucking the tiger.”. Coined because cowboys used ropes made of Manila hem. An exclamation of surprise. Woolsey – A cheap hat, usually made of wool. “He’s not right in his upper story.”, Up Stakes – To depart in a hurry. ‘Taint – A corrupt abbreviation for it is not. Wild West Words: That’s Downright Insultin’. Banjo – A miner’s term for a short-handled shovel. “Don’t be such an old croaker.”. “By good rights Mr. Clay ought to be President of the United States.”. Settle One’s Hash – To properly punish one. Shave – A narrow escape, a false alarm, a hoax. Rode Fence – Patrolled the range checking see if any areas of fencing needed repairs. Hearty As A Buck – Very well, healthy, hearty. Diggings – One’s home, lodgings, or community. Also means intoxicated. Alfalfa Desperado – What cowboys often called a farmer. Rip Out – Impatiently give vent to one’s feeling or opinions. Swag – A term used in speaking of booty lately obtained. Grog – To seamen, gin and water, or any spirit and water. Wake up/Woke up the Wrong Passenger – To trouble or anger the wrong person. Wolfish – Savage, savagely hungry. Stuff – A weak, worthless person, one without energy. “He did the “clean thing” and turned himself in.”, Clip –  A blow or a stroke with the hand. Head-Cheese – The ears and feet of swine cut up fine, boiled, and pressed into the form of a cheese. Cats-Paw – To be made a cats-paw of. To cut or make a shine, is to make a great display. Fit – A short return after intermission, a turn, a period or interval. Ugly as a Mud Fence – Used to describe someone who was very ugly. Tit For Tat – I shall treat you as you treat me. Old Woman – The cowboy’s cook. Windies – Tall Tales. Stringing a Whizzer – Telling a tall tale. Skid – A piece of light timber from ten to twenty feet in length, upon which heavier timber or other supplies are rolled or slid from place to place. Drumming – Soliciting of customers in a retail establishment, such as “can I help you find something?”. Cheap whiskey was sometimes called benzene. “His horse riding abilities are no great shakes.” Also means a moment, an instant. […] This literature was highly treasured by many Jewish enthusiasts, in... […] Judea and the Therapeutae in Egypt, were said to have a “secret”... […] (طهارة‎, ṭaharah) is an essential aspect of Islam. Acreocracy – Signifies a landlord interest. Makins – Tobacco and papers used to roll cigarettes. Boggy Top – A pie baked without a top crust. A softened form of the phrase is to go the entire animal. Civilizee – A civilized man, one advanced in civilization. “He has no docity.”. Definition of Wild West. Clothes-Horse – A frame-work for hanging clothes on to dry after they have been washed and ironed, in the form of an opening screen. It is the opposite... […] Quran was written in the 7th century CE. Yellows – Often pronounced yallers. On the half-shell – Applied to anything prepared and ready for use. Heap – A lot, many, a great deal. Also known as a California or Missouri toothpick. Contrary to popular thinking, not all cowboys could ride just any horse, though most could ride any broken mount. Wild West Weekly – Pulp or “dime” novels. , cheat, to sneak away repair them by adding new soles or leather smoke, soot, or.... 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