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Thread #7295 Message #2968311
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
18-Aug-10 - 09:51 PM
Thread Name: Origins: I Ride An Old Paint
Subject: RE: Origins: I Ride An Old Paint
Owen Wister derived the term dogie from doga, meaning "trifling stock." This also from Smead; I don't have the citation.