N. Howard Thorp: Collected Lyrics
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Glossary

N. Howard Thorp

“Glossary” as printed in Songs of the Cowboys (1921).

N. Howard Thorp: Collected Lyrics Text 6 1921 · historical text
Public domainCowboy songFolk
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This text comes from Songs of the Cowboys, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

Baquero (vaquero)

A cowpuncher

Blocker

A large loop made with a rope

Bronco

An untamed horse

Broom’y, broom tails

Range mares

Buckaroo

A cowpuncher

Caballada

A bunch of horses

Cabresto

A rope

Chaps, chaparreras

Leather leggins

Cincha

A girth for saddle

Corral

A pen or enclosure

Crinolina

Hoop-skirt. An expression used to describe spinning a rope

Cuarta

A whip

Dale vuelta

Used in giving turns of rope around saddle horn

Freno

A bridle

Grazin bits

A snaffle or easy curb

Jáquima

A halter

Kack

A saddle

Lasso

A loop, or to catch

Latigo

A strap from cinch to saddle

Maguey

A Mexican catch rope

Manada

A bunch of mares

Maverick

An unbranded animal

Mesteño

A wild horse

Montura

A saddle

Morral

A feed bag

Mustang

A wild horse

Outlaw

A horse which has been spoiled in breaking

Reata

A rope

Remuda

A bunch of saddle horses or relay

Rodéo

A round-up

Slick

An unbranded calf

Taps, tapaderas

Stirrup coverings

Tarp

A canvas bed sheet

Vaquero

A cowpuncher

Waddie

A cowpuncher

Willows

Range mares

Wrangler

A man who looks after and outfits saddle horses

Credits

Written by N. Howard Thorp

Words by N. Howard Thorp. Historical text published in Songs of the Cowboys (1921); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

Songs of the Cowboys (1921), “Glossary”

The 1921 published edition (collected by N. Howard Thorp) is in the public domain in the United States (pre-1931 publication). Entries whose credited author died more than 70 years ago are also in the public domain in life-plus-70 jurisdictions; traditional entries are public domain.

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