cat slang for Caterpillar: trademark for a tractor equipped on each side with a continuous roller belt over cogged wheels, for moving over rough or muddy ground.
chambray a smooth fabric of cotton, made by weaving white or unbleached threads across a colored warp: used for dresses, shirts, and so on.
hobnailed describing boots or heavy shoes with short, broad-headed nails in the soles.
dogs slang term for feet.
croppers sharecroppers.
truck skinner a skinner is a mule driver; here refers to a truck driver.
McAlester State Penitentiary near McAlester, Oklahoma.
