gyppo

I still remember René's anger at being taken for a "gyppo".

April 28th, 2007 amuchmoreexotic 2007

Also included are pieces on other truly Oregon topics: Ken Kesey, Pendleton Round-Up cowboys, gyppo loggers, and more.

Portland Book Events: May 22-28 - Reading Local: Portland 2010

Her daddy was a gyppo logger, and she grew up from Montana to Maine in the back of a rig.

The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010

Also included are pieces on other truly Oregon topics: Ken Kesey, Pendleton Round-Up cowboys, gyppo loggers, and more.

Tonight 5-25: VoiceCatcher Reading & Fundraiser at First Unitarian Church - Reading Local: Portland 2010

I wouldna let 'em go t 'none but a gyppo or a friend or friend a'the lad.

The Lark And The Wren Lackey, Mercedes 1992

"He says ye's a right 'nuff lass, an' ye know how t 'take care of a beast-I mind ye got a gyppo there by ye, though -" he nodded towards Gwyna, who nodded back.

The Lark And The Wren Lackey, Mercedes 1992

"There ain't none born can take care 'f a horse like a gyppo, so's ye make sure'n lissen t' the lady, eh?"

The Lark And The Wren Lackey, Mercedes 1992

At the time I rationalized that it would be two or three years before the damage was felt on a large scale in the area, and I would be safely gone when a mob of commercial trappers, gyppo loggers, and fishermen tore the Riordan home apart board and nail.

The Lost Get-Back Boogie James Lee Burke 1986

Then I did a song about gyppo loggers written by our drummer “the jimmy roaring, the big wheels rolling, the dirt and bark a-flying”, and I could see the words burn with private meaning, with affirmation of their impoverished lives, into all those work-creased faces.

The Lost Get-Back Boogie James Lee Burke 1986

The steam on the highway sucked away under us, and then we began to pass cars full of families and ranchers in pickups and a few gyppo loggers that were still operating in western Montana.

The Lost Get-Back Boogie James Lee Burke 1986