tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post3758311493689224591..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Old West glossary, no. 41Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-55774614998131957322012-08-26T17:03:53.067-07:002012-08-26T17:03:53.067-07:00I'm sure the racial implication was there, too...I'm sure the racial implication was there, too. Having trouble with verification these days myself.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-54923850206072131992012-08-25T10:38:46.926-07:002012-08-25T10:38:46.926-07:00I wonder if there were also racist implications to...I wonder if there were also racist implications to the use of "Jim Crow" in the West as it was in the South?<br /><br />btw, it took me several tries to get the verification right!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-76546100626835763172012-08-25T07:55:40.705-07:002012-08-25T07:55:40.705-07:00Oscar, thanks for the input. From the driver's...Oscar, thanks for the input. From the driver's point of view, would the nigh horse/mule be to the right or left?Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-47996957882009976672012-08-25T07:54:15.804-07:002012-08-25T07:54:15.804-07:00Given the contents of the food box, I'm guessi...Given the contents of the food box, I'm guessing the reference is more directly to faro, as you suggest. Thanks, JR.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-87128059838107282132012-08-24T11:08:32.873-07:002012-08-24T11:08:32.873-07:00"Kettle tender" sounds like a cook in a ..."Kettle tender" sounds like a cook in a soup kitchen. A "nigh-swing mule", I think, is the nearest of a team to the driver/handler that he uses to make turns. I've heard the expression used for a team of horses.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-3715567713498069602012-08-24T10:00:25.599-07:002012-08-24T10:00:25.599-07:00Another great batch, Ron. "Cat hop" was...Another great batch, Ron. "Cat hop" was also used in the game of faro, to indicate that two of three cards left in the dealing box during the last turn were of the same denomination.<br /><br />"On velvet" was also used by gamblers; a player who'd won back his initial stake and was gambling only with his winnings was said to be "playing on velvet."J.R. Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511603727123441740noreply@blogger.com