tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post2840569410542191859..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Old West glossary, no. 61Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-67416887889618966132013-04-15T15:30:24.342-07:002013-04-15T15:30:24.342-07:00I think you are probably right about scoop hats. L...I think you are probably right about scoop hats. Let me know if "taking water" turns up for you.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-76221560214029651862013-04-14T02:42:50.125-07:002013-04-14T02:42:50.125-07:00A scoop hat is a type of bonnet that looks like a ...A scoop hat is a type of bonnet that looks like a sugar scoop, with a deeply curved front brim.<br /><br />I have a vague recollection of "taking water" being used to describe someone backing away from something, but I need to go look for it.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-72249351811713308532013-04-12T06:08:29.243-07:002013-04-12T06:08:29.243-07:00Excellent word sleuthing! "Lavey" sounds...Excellent word sleuthing! "Lavey" sounds right. From the context, I guessed a dummy had something to do with the cable car system in San Francisco, but I couldn't find any source actually defining the term or connecting the two. "Brace" itself is a funny word with numerous unrelated meanings.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-68026044895141196562013-04-11T23:14:19.633-07:002013-04-11T23:14:19.633-07:00I've found explanations for two words: Lavey i...I've found explanations for two words: Lavey is a type of soil, the top few inches being dark brown gravelly silt loam; beneath which is clay. Used for cattle grazing, but cattle can damage the plant life by compacting the soil when wet. (More than you'd want to know, I suppose). <br /><br />Dummies appear to have been conveyances between, but attached to, cable cars in San Francisco. (found some city regulations from the 1890s).<br /><br />I would think a braced wheel was on a loaded wagon going up a steep hill, and someone would keep putting a piece of wood or a rock behind the back wheels, but how it combines with God is anyone's guess. <br /><br />I loved the foot gong with illustration.<br /><br />leaves on the Raney Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711219595014372212noreply@blogger.com