Old West Words and Phrases

[Delmonico]

Rip is rest in peace.

Shoot Luke or give up the gun, would that be like "Sign" or get off the chamber pot.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Rip is rest in peace.

Shoot Luke or give up the gun, would that be like "Sign" or get off the chamber pot.

Congrats, you got the the second one right. Rest in peace, however is most generally appreviated in all upper case letters RIP.  The slang rip isn't normally capitalized. With that outta the way, heeeeerrrrrr's rip -  reprobate. "He's a mean ol' rip." 

[Delmonico]

A hog killin' time would be a fun get tagethar, with food and friends, just like a hog killin'.

Would take the rag off mean ta show who ya are, like takin' the bandanna ofen yer face?

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

A hog killin' time would be a fun get tagethar, with food and friends, just like a hog killin'.

Would take the rag off mean ta show who ya are, like takin' the bandanna ofen yer face?

I guessin' Del's killed some hogs in his time, cause he's got that one right.  A hog-killin' time ~ a real good time. "We went to the New Year's Eve dance and had us a hog-killin' time."

Must be thinkin' of a differnt rag, however.  Take the rag off ~ surpass, beat all. "Well, if that don't take the rag off the bush."

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Knock galley west

Light (or lighting) a shuck

Roostered

Fish

[Delmonico]

Light a shuck,  ta sit a spell, kinda like when I tell someone ta squat and chew.

Plannin' a hog killin' in a couple a weeks, long story but someone got given a cute little piggy, same person has acreage with room for strange pets, piggy grew up and is now a hog and is no longer cute.  Ask Delmonico if he wants hog, Delmonico calls Gopher Grease and asks if he wants half a hog, time ta have a hog killin".

[Russ T Chambers]

Knock galley west

Beat the livin' urine out of someone.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Light a shuck,  ta sit a spell, kinda like when I tell someone ta squat and chew.

Plannin' a hog killin' in a couple a weeks, long story but someone got given a cute little piggy, same person has acreage with room for strange pets, piggy grew up and is now a hog and is no longer cute.  Ask Delmonico if he wants hog, Delmonico calls Gopher Grease and asks if he wants half a hog, time ta have a hog killin".

Del, think you're thinkin' 'bout "Hey, why don't chew sit an' "light" a spell.  Light a shuck, the direct opposite, is ~ to get the hell out of here in a hurry. "I'm lightin' a shuck for California."  That poor defenseless hog you been talkin' 'bout, he gits wind a the upcomin' hog killin', he's gonna light a shuck for parts unknown, an' I wouldn't blame him a bit.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Knock galley west

Beat the livin' urine out of someone.

Or, as they say in more genteel circles, beat senseless.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Still need answers to: Roostered and Fish, and here are some new ones.


Fine as cream gravy

Of the first water

Stand the gaff

Get the mitten

[Delmonico]

Get the mitten is to be dump by someone yer romanticly involved in.

Of the first water is the best, has to do with older ways of gradin' diamonds, those of the first water are the best.

Would fish be like they use in prison fresh fish, wasn't that sometimes used in the army for new recruits.

[Russ T Chambers]

Still need answers to: Roostered and Fish, and here are some new ones.


Fine as cream gravy

Of the first water

Stand the gaff

Get the mitten

Guess I've got a thing for wildlife

Roostered -  having imbibed heavily
Fish          -  slicker or rain cover

[Delmonico]

Fine as cream gravy would be pretty good, if things were not good you'd have to use water stead of milk in yer gravy, if not fine as cream gravy would mean supplies were gone (canned milk) or tha cow had went dry.

Stand the gaff would mean you could put up with all the sh,  sh, sh, (I can't do it ) poop folks are tryin' to put on ya.

[Russ T Chambers]

Ain't wildlife but....

Stand the gaff - take a good natured ribbin'

[Delmonico]

Ok where is the teacher, we want our tests corrected.   We want ta know if'n we's gonna pass this class?

[Silver Creek Slim]

I'z not the teacher, but I'z a moderator. Ya all flunked. 

Slim

[Lt. Col Mark Flint]

Flunkees now, are they?

[Delmonico]

Slim I know who ain't gonna get none of the prune kolatch from our Neewbrassky story, he better not ask fer kolatchi. 

Somebody better find Cap. the natives are gettin' restless and one a dem is a moderator.

[Silver Creek Slim]

I gots the Friday Fiesties.

Slim

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Get the mitten is to be dump by someone yer romanticly involved in.

Of the first water is the best, has to do with older ways of gradin' diamonds, those of the first water are the best.

Would fish be like they use in prison fresh fish, wasn't that sometimes used in the army for new recruits.

Two outta three ain't bad.

Of the first water ~ first class. "He's a gentleman of the first water."

Get the mitten ~ to be rejected by a lover. "Looks like Blossom gave poor Buck the mitten."

For "Fish", see Russ T's post.