Cayoose?

[swestrup]

I could use some help from the various word wonks on my friends list. Today I heard the word 'cayoose' (which is how I presume its spelled) in reference to a riding horse. In the context I assume its some sort of slang term from the old west. Can anyone tell me exactly what it meant? Both Google and Wikipedia have been of no help at all in working this out.

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[swestrup]

Its more help than any of the online dictionaries have been.

[thebabynancy.livejournal.com]

it's twang slang... I think that originally the word is spelled differently... but with a southern accent... sounded more like "cayoose"... and was spelled like that after a period of time.


I tried to find some info on the internets... but I came up empty, too.


Desole.