tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post5466042277196091780..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.669-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Old West glossary, no. 10Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-57032261019528264712011-04-05T17:04:42.865-07:002011-04-05T17:04:42.865-07:00Shindy is probably from Shindig.Shindy is probably from Shindig.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-28155791523150491702011-04-05T12:42:44.950-07:002011-04-05T12:42:44.950-07:00Veronica, I never knew that one before.
Charles, ...Veronica, I never knew that one before.<br /><br />Charles, unmoored from its origins, the word probably has acquired a number of meanings for people.<br /><br />Elisabeth, tintypes were early photographic images, but how that phrase got started beats me, too.<br /><br />David, thanks for coming by.<br /><br />OGR, four is better than me, for sure.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-26466371830426595172011-04-04T19:13:13.152-07:002011-04-04T19:13:13.152-07:00Well the way I see it, knowing 4 is not too bad--t...Well the way I see it, knowing 4 is not too bad--thanks for another fun list.Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-84081909424139975012011-04-04T15:58:49.275-07:002011-04-04T15:58:49.275-07:00Enjoyable posts, Ron. The majority of words here w...Enjoyable posts, Ron. The majority of words here were unknown to me and like Charles the definition of jerkwater is very interesting.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-86494696114817272812011-04-04T07:55:02.819-07:002011-04-04T07:55:02.819-07:00I've seen 'half-seas over' in an Engli...I've seen 'half-seas over' in an English novel from 1855. The other one that's familiar to me is 'not on your tintype.' Wonder how that one got started?Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-82749388584539440272011-04-04T06:47:44.504-07:002011-04-04T06:47:44.504-07:00I've heard jerkwater used as in "jerkwate...I've heard jerkwater used as in "jerkwater town." NEver knew the source of it though.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-47960904850564939492011-04-04T06:41:30.194-07:002011-04-04T06:41:30.194-07:00What fun! Of all of those, "take a flyer"...What fun! Of all of those, "take a flyer" is the only one I ever use.Veronica Waldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367665889716556106noreply@blogger.com