tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post1913997408533011651..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Glossary of frontier fiction: C(cab - catch a tartar) Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-54371455460540053592013-10-07T06:53:31.701-07:002013-10-07T06:53:31.701-07:00Thanks for being a fan.Thanks for being a fan.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-76030515015016640592013-10-07T06:53:04.077-07:002013-10-07T06:53:04.077-07:00Language is a moving target.Language is a moving target.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-30317744972461062102013-10-07T06:52:13.984-07:002013-10-07T06:52:13.984-07:00I get a kick out of that one, too.I get a kick out of that one, too.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-12968489658483123222013-10-07T06:51:59.735-07:002013-10-07T06:51:59.735-07:00That's a desperate thought.That's a desperate thought.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-31450149789019703782013-10-07T04:01:36.811-07:002013-10-07T04:01:36.811-07:00Calf’s head jelly could be a sequel to the Stone&#...Calf’s head jelly could be a sequel to the Stone's Goat's Head Soup.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-68459049074129220902013-10-06T13:44:33.566-07:002013-10-06T13:44:33.566-07:00Remington uses some very descriptive language unde...Remington uses some very descriptive language under "cat-hammed". Must have been terrible looking horses.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-34148481352005429462013-10-05T22:58:14.936-07:002013-10-05T22:58:14.936-07:00Ron, this is getting interesting with each alphabe...Ron, this is getting interesting with each alphabet. The meanings of some of these words like "castor" and "catamaran" are so different from what I know them to be now. I am paying more attention to language in early westerns.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-87387863289988665532013-10-05T15:50:59.088-07:002013-10-05T15:50:59.088-07:00"Cab" as short for "cabriolet"..."Cab" as short for "cabriolet" sounds likely. For "cap a pie" I'm going by the OED. Thanks again.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-14654679074914000272013-10-05T14:57:42.041-07:002013-10-05T14:57:42.041-07:00"Cab" is actually short for cabriolet, a..."Cab" is actually short for cabriolet, a type of horse-drawn carriage that also gave its name to taxi-cab (taximeter cabriolet). "Cap a pie" I think must be a corruption of <i>cap a pied</i> or head to foot.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-61473027127096546882013-10-05T12:37:19.521-07:002013-10-05T12:37:19.521-07:00Always enjoy these and miss the colorful language....Always enjoy these and miss the colorful language. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-22006391189743718702013-10-05T11:08:34.401-07:002013-10-05T11:08:34.401-07:00As I rule, I believe, slang is often an old word p...As I rule, I believe, slang is often an old word put to a new use. The older meaning tends to stick around longer.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-72547305495080361892013-10-05T08:25:14.851-07:002013-10-05T08:25:14.851-07:00I read the other day that slang phrases are turnin...I read the other day that slang phrases are turning over faster these days than they used to, but man the west certainly spawned a lot of phrases and terms that mean very different things today.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com