A Dictionary of Cowboy and Western Slang
Title | A Dictionary of Cowboy and Western Slang PDF eBook |
Author | Ron Gale |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 2013-04-13 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781482609295 |
Have you ever wanted to know how to talk like an old time cowboy? This book has the words and phrases for any western event. Western slang and sayings are excellent for parties, for introductions and for commentators at western events.
Cowboy Lingo
Title | Cowboy Lingo PDF eBook |
Author | Ramon Frederick Adams |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 276 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780618083497 |
Here in one volume is a complete guide to cowboy-speak. Like many of today's foreign language guides, this handy book is organized not alphabetically but situationally, lest readers find themselves in Texas at a loss for words.
A Dictionary of the Old West, 1850-1900
Title | A Dictionary of the Old West, 1850-1900 PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Watts |
Publisher | Wings |
Total Pages | 399 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Americanisms |
ISBN | 9780517119136 |
The hybrid language of the frontier is revealed in this compilation of terms used by the cattlemen, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys, and gamblers.
Western Words: a Dictionary of the Old West
Title | Western Words: a Dictionary of the Old West PDF eBook |
Author | Ramon Adams |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1997-11 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9780781805902 |
Western Words has 5,000 words of cowboy language as vibrant now as it was in the old American frontier. "Within the cowman's figures of speech lie the rich field of his subtle humor and strength-unique, original, full-flavored. With his usually limited education he squeezes the juice from language, molds it to suit his needs, and is a genius at making a verb out of anything. He 'don't have to fish 'round for no decorated language to make his meanin' clear, ' and has little patience with the man who 'spouts words that run eight to the pound.' Perhaps the strength and originality in his speech are due to the solitude, the nearness of the stars, the bigness of the country, and the far horizons-all of which give him a chance to think clearly and go into the depths of his own mind. Wide spaces 'don't breed chatterboxes.' On his long and lonely rides, he is not forced to listen to the scandal and idle gossip that dwarf a man's mind. Quite frequently he has no one to talk to but a horse..." -from the author's Introduction
Cowboy Slang
Title | Cowboy Slang PDF eBook |
Author | Edgar R. Potter |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 127 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Cowboy Encyclopedia
Title | The Cowboy Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | Richard W. Slatta |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 504 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780393314731 |
Over 450 entries provide information on cowboy history, culture, and myth of both North and South America.
The Insult Dictionary
Title | The Insult Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Tibbott |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 310 |
Release | 2013-04-18 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1621450678 |
Do you long for the days when a jerk was a “cad”? Want to tell that “swillbelly” to clean up his table manners and that grumbling “glump” to stop whining? Would you like a way of saying simpleton that’s not quite so simple—“ninnyhammer,” perhaps? All this nastiness and more can be found in the pages of this fun reference book. With insults ranging from Roman times (lutum lenonium = filthy pimp) and Shakespearean snipes (I’m talking to you, you knotty-pated fool) to salty pirate-speak and Wild West zingers, you’re sure to find an insult for everyone, be they a helminth (a parasite in Ancient Greece) or a swinge-buckler (an Elizabethan braggart). Chapters are organized chronologically by historical period—Ancient Attacks, Medieval Madness, Edgy Elizabethans, Victorian Venom, Jazz Age Jibes, and Cold War Cuts—and include themed sidebars focusing on Pirate Put-Downs, Hobo Huffs, and Cowboy Curses, as well as samplers for words with many different sayings per period. Fun, a little bit lewd, and incredibly informative this is a must-read for humor fans, history buffs, armchair etymologists, and the most sneaping of breedbates.