Western Words has 5000 words of cowboy language as vibrant now as it was in the old American frontier. Within the cowmans figures of speech lie the rich field of his subtle humor and strengthunique original fullflavored. With his usually limited education he squeezes the juice from language molds it to suit his needs and is a genius at making a verb out of anything. He dont have to fish round for no decorated language to make his meanin clear and has little patience with the man who spouts words that run eight to the pound. Perhaps the strength and originality in his speech are due to the solitude the nearness of the stars the bigness of the country and the far horizonsall of which give him a chance to think clearly and go into the depths of his own mind. Wide spaces dont breed chatterboxes. On his long and lonely rides he is not forced to listen to the scandal and idle gossip that dwarf a mans mind. Quite frequently he has no one to talk to but a horse... from the authors Introduction