Smoky the Cowhorse · Chapter
Endnotes explained
This chapter provides reference notes for terms and phrases used throughout the book, clarifying cowboy jargon, historical references, and specific details about cattle handling and horse markings.
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This chapter provides reference notes for terms and phrases used throughout the book, clarifying cowboy jargon, historical references, and specific details about cattle handling and horse markings.
Key passages
“Riders representing other outfits.”
Cowboys from different ranches.
Clarifies the term used for cowboys from other cattle operations.
“The old cattle which’d been kept and fed under the sheds thru the winter.”
The older cattle that were sheltered and fed in the sheds during winter.
Explains the practice of wintering cattle under cover.
“Changed for a time by just cutting the hair.”
Temporarily altered by simply trimming the hair.
Refers to a temporary change in appearance or marking.
“Of the early Spanish.”
From the early Spanish settlers or traditions.
Indicates the origin of certain cowboy terms or practices.
“Top-hand.”
A highly skilled or lead cowboy.
Cowboy slang for an expert or foreman.
“Cowboy.”
A cattle herder or ranch hand.
Simple definition of the term.