Above One's Bend – Out of one's power, beyond reach.

Actual -  Money.

Adam's Ale - Water.

A Lick and a Promise – To do a haphazard job.

Airin' the Lungs – A  term for cussing.

Airtights - Canned Food.

Angelicas – Young unmarried women.

Anti-fogmatic – Raw rum or whiskey.

Apple Jack – A liquor distilled from cider, also called cider brandy.

Artemis gazes - Equivalent to God is watching. Artemis is a Greek goddess known for hunt, wilderness and the moon.

At Sea – At a loss, not comprehending.

Backdoor Trots – Diarrhea.

Bad Egg – A bad person.

Bad Medicine – Bad news.

Bag Of Nails -  When everything seems to go wrong at once.

Balderdash – Nonsense, foolishness; empty babble.

Bar Dog – Bartender.

Barber's Clerk – A conceited, over-dressed fellow who tries to act like a "gentleman."

Barking Irons -  Pistols.

Barrel Boarder – A bum, a low sot.

Barrel Fever – A hangover.

Beat the Devil around the Stump – To evade responsibility or a difficult task.

Bed-house – Brothel.

Bed-rock – Not able to go lower.

Bee in Your Bonnet – An idea.

Benzinery – A low-grade drinking place. Cheap whiskey was sometimes called benzene

Been in the Sun – Drunk.

Bend an Elbow – Have a drink.

Belvidere – A handsome man.

Biggest Toad in the Puddle – The most important person in a group.

Bite the Ground – To be killed.

Black-eyed Susan – A six-gun.

Blame – Euphemism for damn.

Blarney – Stories, flattery, tall tales, idle discourse.

Blue John - Skimmed milk.

Boarded - Stuck.

Bone Orchard – Cemetery.

Bottled Courage – Whiskey.

Brown Gargle - Coffee.

Bug Juice – Booze, firewater, whiskey.

Burn the Breeze – Ride at full speed.

Buzzard Food – Dead.

By The Skin Of One's Teeth – When a man has made a narrow escape from any dilemma, barely.

Cackleberries - Eggs.

Cash In – To die.

Cold Meat Wagon – A hearse.

Crawl His Hump – To start a fight.

Don't Care a Continental – Don't give a damn.

Frolic – A celebration, party or a wild time. Also sometimes used to instead of "fight."

Hair in the Butter – A delicate situation.

Hen-fruit stir - Pancake.

Hog-Killin Time – This a "what I mean" very good time!

Hot Rock - Bread.

Jawing – Talking. "We sat around the campfire just jawing."

Ladies of the Line – Prostitutes.

Landed – When a person has amassed a fortune large enough to keep him for the rest of his life.

Latty- Bed.

Lead Plumb – A bullet.

Lead Pusher – A gun.

Lickfinger – To kiss ass.

Lily Liver –  Someone who is a coward.

Loaded for Bears – Lightly intoxicated.

Luddy Mussy! – Lord have mercy! An exclamation of surprise.

Lunkhead – A horse of inferior breed or appearance.

Lush-crib – A saloon or tavern.

Mad as a March Hare – Very angry.

Man for Breakfast – A murdered body in the streets at dawn.

Mauks – Derogatory term for women of the lower class or prostitutes.

May Hay – To put in disorder, to make confusing.

Mitten – When a gentleman is jilted by a lady, or is discarded by one to whom he has been paying his addresses he is said to have got the mitten.

Mouth Piece - A lawyer.

Muddy end of the Stick – Short end of the stick.

Mule-ears - Boots.

Navy Model – Colt firearms.

Neck Oil - Whisky.

Nibbler – A petty thief.

Nose Paint – Whiskey.

Nothing To Nobody – Nobody's business.

Occidere bestiam - Kill the beast.

Of the First Water – First class.

Oh-be-joyful – Liquor, beer, intoxicating spirits.

Old Orchard – Whiskey.

One-horse – Small, limited, inferior.

Overland trout- Bacon.

Pack Iron – To carry a revolver.

Post the Pony – Pay up.

Prog - Food.

Pull the Leg – To impose upon.

Push Your Barrow – Go away.

Rag Proper – Dress well.

Up the Spout – Imprisoned.

Unshucked – Cowboy talk for naked. An unshucked gun is one that's out of the holster.

Whittled – Drunk.

Yellow Belly – A coward.