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Ковбойский сленг

Bog rider	Cowboy sent to patrol bogs and extricate cattle
Button	Boy
Chuck eater	Easterner come west to learn ranch work
Circle	Area a roundup rider must inspect in a day
Climb your hump	Fight
Deep in the wood	Firmly in saddle
Drag your loop	I didn’t steal that cow, itjust poked its head in the loop I was dragging”
Fork a horse	Ride a horse
Forty Rod	Liquor
Give up the head	Complain
Gizzard gravel	Courage
Grass train	Ox-team freighters
He left the score	Left in a panic
Jiggle	Ride
Jingler	One who herds horses for an outfit
Lacing up a tree	Putting the saddle on
Moonshine	Night rider
Old cedar	Six shooter
Rattling his hooks	Ride fast
Riding through strong	Riding horses average cowboy doesn’t want to ride
Slop and tatter	Pacing horse
Swing a long rope	Horse or cattle thief
Turn a cat	Take a fall
Wheelbarrow man	One who walks across the plains

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