have cow, be buccarooed on

[Bob Haas]

Peter,

I'm just hazarding a guess, but I'd bet that "buckarooed on" means that he's
been used in rodeo competition, particularly in bronco riding--as in bucking
bronco.  I'm getting that from the quote as separate from barrel running
competition, a sort of slalom for horses.

As they say, "Yippie-kai-yay, boys and girls!"  Any buckaroos out there?

bob

> From: Peter Richardson <prichard at LINFIELD.EDU>
> Reply-To: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 14:39:00 -0800
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: have cow, be buccarooed on
>
> Then there's a horse named Grasslands Hot Toddy,
> a "super athletic gelding with lots of cow; has been roped on." Finally,
> of a 4-year-old:  "He'll pull anything, he runs barrels, and has been
> buckarooed on."