| Term |
Meaning |
| Brand |
a scar design placed in a certain position on cattle owned by a
particular ranch |
| Branding |
the act of applying a brand to a new calf |
| Branding iron |
the device used for applying the brand, kept red hot in a fire for
this purpose |
| Bronco |
wild horse |
| Cattle Drive |
trailing a herd from ranch to market |
| Chaps |
loose leather protection worn over pants to protect the clothes and
legs from thorns and branches |
| Chuck |
food |
| Chuck wagon |
carried food, sleeping gear, medical equipment and other necessary
gear. |
| Cookie |
ranch cook |
| Cutting Out |
when the cowboy rides among the cattle rounded up and selects and
isolates the new calves for branding |
| Dewlap |
the overhanging skin on a cows neck |
| Dogie |
undersized calf |
| Hackamore |
halter |
| Honda knot |
fixed loop at one end of the lariat through which the other end is
passed |
| Kidney Pad |
eastern saddle |
| Lariat |
rope (taken from Spanish la reata, meaning the rope) |
| Maverick |
unbranded cow whose owner is unknown |
| Muley |
hornless cow |
| Mustang |
any wild horse |
| Necktie Social |
a hanging |
| Nester |
a squatter who settled on government land, usually to farm |
| On the Dodge |
hiding from the law |
| Outlaw |
criminal
any animal that is especially wild |
| Paint |
a horse with irregular patches of white |
| Quirt |
a cowboy's whip |
| Remuda |
a range outfits collection of saddle horse. No mares are
permitted in a remuda |
| Road Agent |
robber |
| Rode Fence |
patrolled the range checking see if any areas of fencing needed
repairs |
| Round Up |
business/social event during which cattle grazed together are sorted
out by the different ranches. Calves are branded and older cattle
are sorted out to go to market. |
| Rustler |
cattle thief |
| Shindig |
dance |
| Sold his saddle |
disgraced |
| Stetson |
cowboy hat, regardless of manufacturer |
| String |
line of horses |
| Tenderfoot |
a person new to the job |
| Trailing |
moving cattle from one location to another |
| Waddy |
temporary hired hand used when ranch is short of help |
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