tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post1600596999408534540..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Old West glossary, no. 47Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-38172130135435424302012-10-30T15:01:00.028-07:002012-10-30T15:01:00.028-07:00The name is believed to come from Arabic al qantar...The name is believed to come from Arabic al qantara, meaning "the bridge." Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-26907388587572011672012-10-30T11:48:13.741-07:002012-10-30T11:48:13.741-07:00I've heard of the Alcantara horses. Not sure w...I've heard of the Alcantara horses. Not sure where, though.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-54802078085775873352012-10-30T07:24:25.907-07:002012-10-30T07:24:25.907-07:00Absolutely right. Adams is the man to go to. His b...Absolutely right. Adams is the man to go to. His book on chuck wagon lingo is also essential.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-53010150850070060942012-10-30T05:04:27.403-07:002012-10-30T05:04:27.403-07:00Here's a couple of more:
rawhide: a man old i...Here's a couple of more:<br /><br />rawhide: a man old in the ways of the West..was also said to be "bone-seasoned" or "alkalied."<br /><br />Winchester quarantine: a barrier of force of arms during the struggle for range rights or other controversies of the frontier<br /><br />sidewinder: humans of little principle <br /><br />The essential book on this subject is "Cowboy Lingo," written by Ramon Adams in 1936. The 2000 edition has a forward by Elmer Kelton. Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745697948358740526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-83525322420749256822012-10-29T14:47:01.519-07:002012-10-29T14:47:01.519-07:00Oscar, I sometimes wonder if these really odd euph...Oscar, I sometimes wonder if these really odd euphemisms are made up by the author, especially when they show up in only one book out of a hundred.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-74395391695376352222012-10-29T10:41:56.155-07:002012-10-29T10:41:56.155-07:00These are some odd ones. "Tunk" for Hell...These are some odd ones. "Tunk" for Hell, never heard of it or most of the others. Thanks for revealing them.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.com