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cowboy beansed adj. Of a drinker who has become sweetly tangy in manner and difficult to separate from the shared bowl. cowboy booted adj. Describing a drinker who advances on uncertain heels, with a long stride and no apparent fastening. Alithea came cowboy booted across the taproom and missed the last step. cowboy buttered adj. A drinker who has spread themselves thinly across the conversation, with herbs of opinion in every patch. Latausha went cowboy buttered and seasoned three unrelated conversations before supper. cowboy caviared adj. A drinker so far gone that baked beans appear to constitute both supper and social policy. cowboy chorded adj. The state of being drunk and playing every tune with the strings open, whether invited or not. Daundre went cowboy chorded and accompanied the landlord's announcements on guitar. cowboy churched adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the pub into a small, solemn meeting and appointed himself caretaker. Dartanyan got cowboy churched and organised the corner table into rows. cowboy coffeed adj. The drunkenness of one who lets the grounds settle, then pours off the evening's remaining good sense. Tamia went cowboy coffeed and waited patiently for the facts to settle before replying. cowboy hatted adj. Reduced by drink to a broad-brimmed confidence, keeping the eyes shaded from consequences. Celetha got cowboy hatted and nodded gravely at the fruit machine. cowboy killered adj. Softened by drink into a cigarette, small, smoky, and apparently essential between rounds. Xya became cowboy killered and spent ten minutes looking for a lighter already in hand. cowboy loaded adj. Sharpened by drink into a modest charge, capable of starting trouble but rarely finishing it. Ileen went cowboy loaded and challenged the fruit machine to a fair contest. cowboy pooled adj. Loosened by drink into a long campaign of dubious shots, each one contributing to a final tally. Jacek got cowboy pooled and counted the bar mats towards his score. cowboy shotted adj. Emboldened by drink to frame every entrance from head to mid-thigh, as though the pub were a film set. Neive went cowboy shotted and made the doorway her principal dramatic entrance. cowboy showered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a brief rinse, removing only the most obvious evidence of the evening. Leib got cowboy showered and declared himself ready after washing one hand. cowboy steaked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person solidly present, with every attachment still in place. Maluhia was cowboy steaked and occupied the doorway with the permanence of a heavy supper. cowboy suppered adj. Drunk to the point where sausages, beans, and chips become a complete argument for staying out. Kaniela got cowboy suppered and ordered gravy for a plate that already had plenty. cowboy teaed adj. Drunk enough to mistake a bitter desert shrub for a perfectly sensible final brew. Quevon went cowboy teaed and asked whether the pub kept leaves behind the optics.