Collected slang words, lingo and phrases of the Old West including definitions and use.

NOW IN A BOOK FORM More Terms, Expanded Definitions + Reverse Lookup + More Pictures Compiled and edited by © Kathy Alexander / Legends of America, updated December 2022. …

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Cowboys on the American Frontier by Emerson Hough, 1918 A Cow Hunter’s Court Cracker Cowboys of Florida A Day’s Drive With Montana Cowboys Kansas Cowtowns The Men That …

Old Time Cures & Remedies Old West Insults Old West Wisdom Outhouse Madness – Relics of Another Time Patent Medicine & the Popular Medicine Show A Pioneer Christmas Scouts of …

However, the feelings of the “rest of the world” mattered little to Americans, as the language continued to evolve during the Western movement, with numerous Native American and …

Here’s a few Stagecoach Terms and Slang of the Old West. Light stagecoach. Boot – A deep luggage carrier at the stagecoach’s rear and under the driver’s seat. Box – The stage driver’s …

Compiled and edited by Kathy Alexander / Legends of America, updated March 2025. Also See: Miners’ Ten Commandments Mining History in the United States Mining on the American …

— Kansas State News, 1873. “Billy [the Kid] never talked much of the past. He was always looking into the future.” — Frank Coe. Compiled by Kathy Alexander / Legends of America, …

First chronicled by the famous Western writer Zane Grey in his 1934 novel The Code of the West, no “written” code existed. However, the hardy pioneers who lived in the West were bound by …