Old West Words and Phrases

[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

Guess I've got a thing for wildlife

Roostered -  having imbibed heavily
Fish          -  slicker or rain cover

You're still hangin' in there, Russ T, with half of your answer correct.

Roostered ~ drunk. "Looks like those cowboys are in there gettin' all roostered up."

Fish ~ a cowboy's rain slicker, from a rain gear manufacturer whose trademark was a fish logo. "We told him it looked like rain, but left his fish in the wagon anyhow."

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Del and Russ T share honors on lthis one, but Del's answer was posted first.

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

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Curly wolf

Difficulty

Doxology works

Soft solder

[Russ T Chambers]

Here we go for the wildlife again:

Curly wolf  - Tough guy

[Delmonico]

Doxology works.  God answers prayers.

soft solder is a lead/tin based solder.  Most often 30-50% tin.  Hard solder is silver or bronze/brass/coper based and is stronger and has a higher meltin point.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Here we go for the wildlife again:

Curly wolf  - Tough guy

Good 'nuff, Russ T.

Curly wolf ~ real tough guy, dangerous man. "Ol' Bill is a regular curly wolf, especially when he's drinkin' whiskey."

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Doxology works.  God answers prayers.

soft solder is a lead/tin based solder.  Most often 30-50% tin.  Hard solder is silver or bronze/brass/coper based and is stronger and has a higher meltin point.

Kinda close on the first one, Del:   Doxology works ~ a church, but while technically correct on the second one, that ain't what we were lookin' for.  Soft solder ~ flattery. "All that soft solder won't get you anywhere."

[Delmonico]

Well ya had me confused on the soft solder one, thought ya misspelled soldier.  So the teccnickkolgigicccall guy in me came out.  I just don't cook ya know.  Got both acid core, rosin core and silver solder upstairs, got brazin' rod and steel rod over ta Dad's with my
oxxeeee-cetaleen outfit.   Hey I even got a couple of old time solderin' coppers upstairs and one has a corncob handle, long with a couple of ma files.  Heck, I even got a hand cranked grinder in the shop.  (They are great for fine work, turn it slow and ya won't burn the metal.  Who says newest is best. )

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Hobble your lip

Plunder

Take French leave

Shin out

Difficulty    This is a leftover that no one even made an attempt to answer.

[Standpat Steve]

Take French Leave>

To go AWOL or desert from the military

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Take French Leave>

To go AWOL or desert from the military

I'll buy that, Standpat.  Take French leave ~ to desert, sneak off without permission.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Thought for sure ol' Russ T or Del would take a shot at some of these.

Hobble your lip

Plunder

Shin out

Difficulty   

[Silver Creek Slim]

I think Del took French leave. 

Hobble your lip - should be the eqivalent of today's "zip your lip" - be quit, shout your trap, etc.

Plunder - a mistake?

Slim

[Delmonico]

Shin out is havin ta walk out when yer horse gave out.

I did take French Leave but while I was gone I cooked up a bunch a snails and made fancy gravy ta go on dem.

[Delmonico]

Sorry I had ta go check on me snails.   Plunder is yer gear in yer war bag. 

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

I think Del took French leave. 

Hobble your lip - should be the eqivalent of today's "zip your lip" - be quit, shout your trap, etc.

Plunder - a mistake?

Slim

Bet old Slim's been on the rerceivin' end of "Hobble your lip" oncest or twicest, 'cause he's correct.  Hobble your lip ~ shut up.

He's made a blunder, however, with his "Plunder" definition.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Shin out is havin ta walk out when yer horse gave out.

I did take French Leave but while I was gone I cooked up a bunch a snails and made fancy gravy ta go on dem.

Del's close on Shin out - Shin out ~ run away.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Sorry I had ta go check on me snails.   Plunder is yer gear in yer war bag. 

...but he's right on with Plunder ~ personal belongings. "Pack your plunder, Joe, we're headin' for San Francisco."

Still lookin' for Difficulty.

[Silver Creek Slim]

I think Del took French leave. 

Hobble your lip - should be the eqivalent of today's "zip your lip" - be quit, shout your trap, etc.

Plunder - a mistake?

Slim

Bet old Slim's been on the rerceivin' end of "Hobble your lip" oncest or twicest, 'cause he's correct.  Hobble your lip ~ shut up.

He's made a blunder, however, with his "Plunder" definition.

Slim

[Russ T Chambers]

Sorry I had ta go check on me snails.   Plunder is yer gear in yer war bag. 

...but he's right on with Plunder ~ personal belongings. "Pack your plunder, Joe, we're headin' for San Francisco."

Still lookin' for Difficulty.

Didn't see any wildlife:

Difficulty -- Trouble