Comments on: Word of the Day: Wrangle http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-wrangle/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:37 -0300 hourly 1 By: JC http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-wrangle/comment-page-1/#comment-222850 JC Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:39:08 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4334#comment-222850 To wrangle is to wrestle into submission. This applies to the cattle, to arguments, and to numbers. (A subsidiary British use of the word wrangler is to denote a deft reckoner, a canny man with the maths - e.g. Alan M. Turing was known all through Oxbridge as a top wrangler.) To wrangle is to wrestle into submission. This applies to the cattle, to arguments, and to numbers. (A subsidiary British use of the word wrangler is to denote a deft reckoner, a canny man with the maths – e.g. Alan M. Turing was known all through Oxbridge as a top wrangler.)

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-wrangle/comment-page-1/#comment-222208 Sylvia Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:52:08 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4334#comment-222208 Ed B. - I grew up as a city kid in Toronto, Ontario, which is far from the West, but my first thought on the meaning of "wrangle" was also related to horses. I always associated "Wrangler" jeans with cowboys; maybe they were advertised that way? Ed B. – I grew up as a city kid in Toronto, Ontario, which is far from the West, but my first thought on the meaning of “wrangle” was also related to horses. I always associated “Wrangler” jeans with cowboys; maybe they were advertised that way?

]]> By: Ed Buckner http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-wrangle/comment-page-1/#comment-222110 Ed Buckner Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:40:41 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4334#comment-222110 Growing up in the West, my first thought when hearing the word wrangle regards horses. The cowboy in charge of the horses while others work the cattle is called the wrangler. I think this is what the clothing brand name is referencing. Growing up in the West, my first thought when hearing the word wrangle regards horses. The cowboy in charge of the horses while others work the cattle is called the wrangler. I think this is what the clothing brand name is referencing.

]]> By: wrnagler http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-wrangle/comment-page-1/#comment-221687 wrnagler Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:49:32 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4334#comment-221687 I'd always taken it to mean wrestle no to argue. Cowboys wrangle the cattle to brand them & that sort of thing. Then the inference is clear that wrangling could be adopted for other analogous terms as you've demonstrated here. I’d always taken it to mean wrestle no to argue. Cowboys wrangle the cattle to brand them & that sort of thing. Then the inference is clear that wrangling could be adopted for other analogous terms as you’ve demonstrated here.

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-wrangle/comment-page-1/#comment-221639 Sylvia Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:27:18 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4334#comment-221639 Wrangle also means to round up, herd, or handle animals, usually horses or cattle. "Ernie was an old Mustanger, 40 years ago or so He used to round ‘em up and sell ‘em by the pound When they were broken, lame and old But Ernie and his wild horse wrangle friends They lived an old-time cowboy code The built the wild herds up with purebred studs And let the young ones go" ("Run Mustang Run", song by Lacy J. Dalton) "Cowboys for hire help wrangle cattle after trailer overturns on Waco traffic circle" (Waco Tribune-Herald, January 13, 2010) "The American Bulldog was originally used to wrangle cattle on the American frontier." (Canada's Guide to Dogs, American Bulldog, http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/abulldog.htm) As a noun: "Dutch John looked other places for his treasure, too. One of the reported locations was near the old Scruggs ranch horse wrangle on a farm now owned by E. A. Horschler." (The Temple [OK] Tribune, February 23, 1956) Wrangle also means to round up, herd, or handle animals, usually horses or cattle.

“Ernie was an old Mustanger,
40 years ago or so
He used to round ‘em up and sell ‘em by the pound
When they were broken, lame and old
But Ernie and his wild horse wrangle friends
They lived an old-time cowboy code
The built the wild herds up with purebred studs
And let the young ones go”
(“Run Mustang Run”, song by Lacy J. Dalton)

“Cowboys for hire help wrangle cattle after trailer overturns on Waco traffic circle” (Waco Tribune-Herald, January 13, 2010)

“The American Bulldog was originally used to wrangle cattle on the American frontier.” (Canada’s Guide to Dogs, American Bulldog, http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/abulldog.htm)

As a noun:

“Dutch John looked other places for his treasure, too. One of the
reported locations was near the old Scruggs ranch horse wrangle on a farm now owned by E. A. Horschler.” (The Temple [OK] Tribune, February 23, 1956)

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