Friday, April 19, 2013

Cowboy Terms

Bronco   A wild horse
Maverick   An unbranded animal
Dogie    An undersized calf
Muley    A hornless cow
Paint    A horse with irregular patches of white
Remuda   A range outfit's collection of saddle horses
String    A cowboy's mount or line of horses
Chuck    Food
Cookie   A ranch/ chuck wagon cook
Nighthawk    A cowboy who guards the herds at night and sleeps during the day
Nester    A squatter on government land, usually to farm
Tenderfoot    A person new to the job
Waddie    Temporary hand hired when a ranch is short of help
Road Agent    Cowboy slang for robber
Rustler    Cattle thief
Cow Town    Town at the end of the trail where cowboys delivered their herds
Boot Hill    Cow town cemeteries

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