Trails, Rails and Cowtown Tales Vocabulary

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Barbed Wire

A metal fence that is used to keep cattle from wandering out of a ranch area.

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Bill Picket

The famous African American cowboy who invented bulldogging.

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Branding

The act of marking an animal’s hide for identification.

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Chisholm Trail

The trail that moved cattle between Abilene, Kansas and Fort Worth, Texas.

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Chuck Wagon

A wagon that carried food, supplies, and cooking equipment on the trails.

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Drag Rider

A cowboy who rides at the rear of the herd to keep it moving.

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Drover

One who drives cattle or sheep.

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Flank Rider

A cowboy who rides to the side of the herd.

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Fort Worth

The city with the only registered cattle brand.

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Frederic Remington

The artist whose sculptures depict the “wild rides” of cowboys.

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Justin Boots

A famous company that makes boots in Fort Worth.

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Longhorn

Long-horned cattle of Spanish derivation formerly common in southwestern U.S.

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Point Rider

A cowboy who rides at the front of the herd on a cattle drive.

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Railhead

A railroad at which traffic may start or stop.

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Remuda

The name of a group of horses that are used as reserve on the cattle drive.

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Spain

The country where longhorns originated.

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Spurs

Used to pierce the side of a horse to get them to move faster.

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Stockyards

A place where livestock are penned before they are slaughtered or shipped.

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Swift and Armour

The meat packing company that was housed in the Stockyards.

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Texas Pacific Railroad

The name of the railroad that caused Fort Worth to grow at a fast rate.

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Texas Tick Fever

The disease that caused the cattle drive era to end in the Stockyards.

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Trail Boss

The cowboy in charge of all other cowboys and cattle on the trail drive.

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Turnstiles

Used to keep cattle from wandering out of cattle pens at the Stockyards.

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William Jenkins Worth

Considered to be the “Father of Fort Worth”.

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Wrangler

The cowboy in charge of the remuda.