He's been around, a veteran trail boss who knows what he likes (whiskey and hot baths) and knows what he doesn't like (lost cattle, incompetent cowhands).
According to the authors, ‘an average crew contained about eleven men: the trail boss, eight cowboys, a wrangler, and a cook.’
Jack's portly wife, Bertha, invited Laurie to supper, and Laurie was delighted to hear stories that Jack told of being trail boss on his own cattle drives.
He creates in his performance of the trail boss a bear-like, almost incoherent characterization that has to be seen to be believed.
Forgive me if I think our problem lies less with our cattle wanting to be the main course for the carnivorous Kiwis, than the trail boss who's lost the branding iron.
Definition of trail boss in US English:
trail boss
noun
US
A foreman in charge of a cattle drive.
〈美〉送牛群（去某地）的负责人
Example sentencesExamples
Jack's portly wife, Bertha, invited Laurie to supper, and Laurie was delighted to hear stories that Jack told of being trail boss on his own cattle drives.
He creates in his performance of the trail boss a bear-like, almost incoherent characterization that has to be seen to be believed.
According to the authors, ‘an average crew contained about eleven men: the trail boss, eight cowboys, a wrangler, and a cook.’
He's been around, a veteran trail boss who knows what he likes (whiskey and hot baths) and knows what he doesn't like (lost cattle, incompetent cowhands).
Forgive me if I think our problem lies less with our cattle wanting to be the main course for the carnivorous Kiwis, than the trail boss who's lost the branding iron.