Trailhands

Across the barroom the two trailhands and the gambler had worked themselves into an argumentative pitch impossible in sober men. ❋ Barbara Hambly (2000)

Why, I can't even get two old trailhands on kitchen-duty to follow my orders. ❋ King, Stephen (1997)

While the cattle drank, the trailhands went upstream and sprawled facedown on the edge of the river to drink their fill. ❋ Janet Dailey (1982)

His gaze made a circle of the camp, but all the trailhands were on their side facing the other direction. ❋ Janet Dailey (1982)

He walked with the trailhands to the fire for the habitual cup of coffee and avoided any contact with Lorna. ❋ Janet Dailey (1982)

After two days of wearing pants and riding astraddle, the trailhands became accustomed to the sight and Lorna stopped being an eye-popping oddity. ❋ Janet Dailey (1982)

Benteen was among the trailhands that carefully lifted Woolie to the ground. ❋ Janet Dailey (1982)

Knowing the night might be short and the following day long, most of the trailhands were stretched out on the ground, a “soogan”—quilt—cushioning its hardness. ❋ Janet Dailey (1982)

Three of the trailhands had ridden into town with Benteen, and the others were out with the herd. ❋ Janet Dailey (1982)

It was inevitable that talk would turn to new music -- and when the decision was made, the four jumped back in the saddle like old trailhands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They weren’t at all like the foul-talking, loud trailhands she’d seen on the streets of Fort Worth. ❋ Janet Dailey (1982)

Since they were handling fewer cattle, Benteen hadn’t hired more trailhands to take Jonesy and Andy Young’s places. ❋ Janet Dailey (1982)