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2 Texas
(Sp. model spelled same [téxas] < Caddo Indian teyshas 'allies or friends' appropriated by the Spanish in the 1540s who mistakenly took it to be a tribal name.)1) A term written in lowercase referring to the canopy of a covered wagon adjusted and reinforced to withstand wet weather.2) Name of the second largest state in the Union, admitted in 1845 (as the twenty-eighth), which is intimately associated with cowboying. As such it is combined to form compounds relating to fauna and flora native to or introduced to Texas. Animals include: Texas cow, Texas cattle or Texas herd, Texas longhorn, Texas pony, Texas armadillo, and Texas fever tick. Some typical plants include: Texas bluebonnet, Texas bluegrass, and Texas (white) oak.Alternate form: Tejas. -
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4 Texas brag
Referring to the staunch belief that things are bigger and better in Texas and that anything of any worth was invented or discovered there. -
5 Texas fandango
The fandango Texas-style. -
6 Texas fever
1) According to Watts, "splenic fever in cattle."2) The almost uncontrollable urge to relocate to or visit Texas. See also Spanish— Spanish fever. -
7 Texas Rangers
First organized in 1823, this group of lawmen was feared by the Mexicans in Texas because of the Rangers' cruel and inhumane treatment of them and others. See, for example, Américo Paredes's With a Pistol in His Hand or the movie version starring Edward James Olmos (The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez). -
8 Texas rig
Unlike the single, center-fire rig favored by some cowboys, the Texas version features double-rigging or a saddle with two cinches. -
9 Texas skirt
Part of the usual equipment that made up the Texas rig, this type of saddle skirt was square. -
10 Texas tree
The type of saddletree on a Texas rig. -
11 Texas butter
A gravy substitute made from melted animal fat and thickened with flour. -
12 Texas cakewalk
A slang term for a "necktie party," that is, a hanging. -
13 Texas gate
A particular type of gate that was common in the West after barbed wire was introduced. -
14 Texas saddle
Fashioned after the Mexican pattern, these saddles tend to be large and heavy. -
15 Texas tie
Tying hard-and-fast, that is, attaching one end of the rope to the saddlehorn rather than dallying. Many who preferred this method were Texans. -
16 Texas turkey
Not a turkey at all, but rather a jocular term for the armadillo. -
17 Texas fever tick
See Spanish—Spanish fever. -
18 Texas winged chaps
See chaps. -
19 melon loco
Texas: 1886. Referenced in the DARE as "a cucurbitaceous plant ( Apodanthera undulata) native from southern Arizona to western Texas." -
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