Old West Words and Phrases

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

tween hay and grass-ain't finished yet

hotter than a - rather busy


twig- to look at

Guess ol' Del gets credit for these two.

Between hay and grass ~ neither man nor boy, half-grown.

Twig ~ understand.,

but here's what i have for Hot as a w--rehouse on nickel night ~ damned hot.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Make a mash

Stand the gaff

Knocked into a cocked hat

Fandango

[Delmonico]

fandango-lively Mexican dance with casenets, but also means any kind of a dance

knocked into a cock hat- knocked silly

stand the gaff- put up with life's poop (don't tell Slim)

make a mash- knock the poop outa someone (Slim ain't here)

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Now Del, the POOPS gettin' deep in here!!!! .................Buck

[Harve Curry]

sheep dip ( like BS)
old blister (usually an older nosey pain in the neck woman)
nester   (settler, farmer, someone buildin a place on what was range)
gunsel   ( idiot)

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

fandango-lively Mexican dance with casenets, but also means any kind of a dance

knocked into a cock hat- knocked silly

stand the gaff- put up with life's poop (don't tell Slim)

make a mash- knock the poop outa someone (Slim ain't here)

Del did pretty good with all 'cept Make a mash ~ make a hit, impress someone. (Usually a female.) "Del's tryin' to make a mash on that new girl."

Stand the gaff ~ take punishment in good spirit. "He can really stand the gaff."

Knocked into a cocked hat ~ fouled up, rendered useless.

Fandango ~ from the Spanish, a big party with lots of dancing and excitement.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Shave tail

Coffee boiler
                   
Shindy

Lead plum

No beans in the wheel

[Delmonico]

Shavetail is a 2nd Loootent

Coffee Boiler is a coffee pot with out them durned peculator parts.

No beans in the wheel be an empiiity reeeevolvor.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Well, finally some action here. I was beginnin' to think you guys quit :oI enjoy these types of threads.............Buck

[Russ T Chambers]

Shindy --------- a ruckus

Lead plum ---- honest 

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Give Del credit for these two:

Shave tail ~ a green, inexperienced person.

No beans in the wheel ~ no cartridges in the cylinder.

And Russ T got this one:

Shindy ~ uproar, confusion.

No one got these right:

Coffee boiler ~ shirker, lazy person. (Would rather sit around the coffee pot than help.)

Lead plum ~ a bullet.





                     

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Spanish supper

corpse an' cartridge occasion

'dobe walled

pooch   (If Del doesn't get this one I'll be mighty surprised)

[Russ T Chambers]

Spanish supper

corpse an' cartridge occasion

'dobe walled

pooch   (If Del doesn't get this one I'll be mighty surprised)

Pooch --------------------  stewed tomatoes, bread and sugar (sorry Del, but it sounded like wildlife to me)

corpse an' cartridge occasion -----  a shooting death?

'dobe walled ----------- executed by fireing squad in Mexico?

The ? are the guesses.   

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Spanish supper

corpse an' cartridge occasion

'dobe walled

pooch   (If Del doesn't get this one I'll be mighty surprised)

Pooch --------------------  stewed tomatoes, bread and sugar (sorry Del, but it sounded like wildlife to me)

corpse an' cartridge occasion -----  a shooting death?

'dobe walled ----------- executed by fireing squad in Mexico?

The ? are the guesses.   

Dang, Russ T, you're gettin' pretty good at this.

Corpse an' cartridge occasion ~ gunfight.

'dobe walled ~ to stand one against the wall and excute by shooting as was so often the case in Mexico.

Pooch ~ a dish made of canned tomatoes, sugar, and bread.

Somebody gotta give Spanish supper a shot.

[Big Hext Finnigan]

Ok..
Spanish Supper is wine..

Now my barber growing up was named Poochie.. wonder how he got the name.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Ok..
Spanish Supper is wine..

Now my barber growing up was named Poochie.. wonder how he got the name.

Maybe Spanish Supper is wine in Austin, but according to Ramon F. Adams' book Cowboy Lingo, Spanish supper is "tightening the belt a notch or two as a substitute for food".

Was that your barber or your barker that was named "Poochie"?

[Russ T Chambers]

Let's try this one:


Root hog or die

[Silver Creek Slim]

Let's try this one:


Root hog or die

Scrounge for food?

Slim

[Russ T Chambers]

Let's try this one:


Root hog or die

Scrounge for food?

Slim

Sounds good, but it's not what I have.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Let's try this one:


Root hog or die

Scrounge for food?

Slim

Sounds good, but it's not what I have.

And, what do you have?

Slim