![]() ![]() Scalawag or Scallywag – A mean, rotten or worthless person. Scad – Large quantities, plenty, an abundance. Scab Herder – Derogatory term for sheep herder. Sawdust – Counterfeit gold-dust or money. To Saw – To hoax, to play a joke upon one. Savey or Sabby – Corrupted from the Spanish saber, to know.To know, to comprehend. Savanna – An open plain, or meadow without wood. ![]() Satinet – A twilled cloth made of cotton and wool. Santiago – Coronado’s favorite charge was “Santiago”, Spanish for St.James, Spain’s soldier saint. Salt-Water Vegetables – A term for oysters and clams. Salt-Lick – A saline spring, where animals resort for drink. Salting – Planting rich ore samples in an unprofitable mine to attract unwary buyers. Sakes Alive – The equivalent of “Good heavens!” Sagebrush Men – Cowboy who worked in the arid portions of Montana, Colorado and Wyoming. Sagamore – The title of a chief or ruler among some of the American tribes of Indians. Sadying – A simple and unaffected mode of dancing. Saddle Tramp – A cowboy who spends most of his time in the chuck line. Saddle Stiff – A cowboy, also referred to as “saddle warmer” and “saddle slicker.” A “saddle stiff” driving the herd along the trail, 1905. ![]()
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