A Dictionary of the Old West, 1850-1900

A Dictionary of the Old West, 1850-1900
Author: Peter Watts
Publisher: Wings
Total Pages: 399
Release: 1994
Genre: Americanisms
ISBN: 9780517119136

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The hybrid language of the frontier is revealed in this compilation of terms used by the cattlemen, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys, and gamblers.


A Dictionary of the Old West, 1850-1900
Language: en
Pages: 399
Authors: Peter Watts
Categories: Americanisms
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: Wings

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The hybrid language of the frontier is revealed in this compilation of terms used by the cattlemen, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys, and gamblers.
A Dictionary of the Old West
Language: en
Pages: 418
Authors: Peter Watts
Categories: Americanisms
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher:

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A fascinating dictionary of terms from the Wild West of 1850 to 1900 lists the origins and meanings of many currently used expressions and phrases, noting their
Dictionary of the American West
Language: en
Pages: 516
Authors: Win Blevins
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-08-01 - Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

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Did you ever need to spell “dogie” (as in, get-along-little), or need to know what a “sakey” is? This is the book that can tell you how to spell, pronou
Western Words: a Dictionary of the Old West
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Ramon Adams
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-11 - Publisher:

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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 fiel
Dictionary of the Old West
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: Peter Watts
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1989-05-01 - Publisher: Promontory

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The hybrid language of the frontier is revealed in this compilation of terms used by the cattlemen, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys, and gamblers