Kimosabe comes from quien mas sabe or el que mas sabe – he who knows more – which is a logical thing to call a scout. Indian scouts were prized at the time, because the Mexican indians knew every inch of their land – Mexico. My great grandfather was a scout for the US Cavalry.

Another word people don’t know about is hoosegow – which is from juzgado – jail. Lariat comes from la reata. The dally rope – that is tied around the calves’ feet for branding – comes from ‘da le’ which means ‘give it to him’ which is what the people training a roper would say.

And on and on.