Frontier Phrases

Are you at home on the range? Whoop it up with these Wild West words.

1. calaboose n. – A: jail. B: platform at end of a caboose railway car. C: unemployed cattle herder.

2. iron horse n. – A: saddle rack. B: nickname for a Colt revolver. C: train.

3. sidewinder n. – A: tornado. B: desert rattlesnake species. C: lefthanded punch.

4. coulee n. – A: shade-producing tree. B: ravine. C: cross-eyed horse.

5. deadeye n. – A: expert marksman. B: moonless night. C: skilled card player.

6. catawampus n. – A: askew or awry. B: swampy. C: lazy or spoiled.

7. dry- gulch v. – A: enforce sobriety. B: ambush and kill. C: drain a wetland.

8. grit n. – A: strength in hardship. B: boot spur. C: gossip.

9. cantankerous adj. – A: old and slow. B: foul-smelling. C: argumentative.

10. chinook n. – A: chin strap. B: baby buffalo. C: warm, dry breeze from the mountains.

11. ankle express v. – A: run for one’s life. B: travel by foot. C: use spurs on a horse.

12. dogie n. – A: motherless or neglected calf. B: herding dog. C: veteran cowboy.

13. cooper n. – A: keeper of chickens. B: wooden-barrel maker. C: camp cook.

14. railroad bible n. – A: travelling priest. B: deck of cards. C: train schedule.

15. bamboozle v. – A: brawl in a saloon. B: rob a bank. C: cheat or confuse.