Quickdraw McGraw a cartoon horse that was a sheriff in the southwestern desert of the U.S.
Rastafarian a member of a Jamaican religion that awaits the redemption of Blacks and their return to Africa.
rutabagas root vegetables, similar to turnips, with white- or yellow-colored flesh.
sarong a long strip of cloth worn as a dress or skirt.
scabies a contagious rash caused by mites.
Seattle Slew a race horse that won the Triple Crown in 1977.
Secretariat considered by many horse-racing fans the greatest racer ever; Secretariat won the coveted triple crown (the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes) in 1973.
Sherman tank a large, armored military vehicle that runs on treads instead of wheels.
Sing Sing a U.S. federal penitentiary located in Ossining, New York.
spiral fibular fracture a type of break in the fibula, a bone running from the knee to the ankle.
spit nails angry.
splitting our gussets laughing hard enough to rip the seams in your clothing.
star sapphire a gem cut and polished to show a star shape in the stone.
succotash a corn and lima bean dish.
tarnation damnation.
the Derby refers to the Kentucky Derby horse race, run annually near Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May.
Tortolita Spanish, meaning little turtledove.
towhead a person with white or light-colored hair; tow is a coarse fiber used in the past to make gunnysacks.
wainscoting wooden paneling.
