Q WEST

Vitamin Q reporting from the Lazy Q ranch:

quaker - an aspen tree
quarter horse - a horse used in short races
quick-draw artist - one who can draw a gun real fast
quien sabe - I don't know (from the Spanish)
quirly - a cowboy's ciggy
quirt - short whip with three thongs
quisto - a slang name for a quirt

Source:Western Words (R F Adams 1944)