A fork of Rural Dictionary
What cowboys in the old west called a hand-rolled cigarette; they kept their papers and tobacco in a decorative leather pouch and called it their "works".
The old cowhand sat on a milking stool, pulled his works out of his boot, and rolled us both a quirly.
What cowboys called a hand rolled cigarette, not a joint, and they didn't even have "blunts" back then!
Listen to the Marty Robbins song "Cowboy in the Continental Suit" where it says the cowboy pulled a "sack of Deuce" and "rolled himself a quirly". He's talking about tobacco, not pot!
An accurate description of Broadway Actor Will Roland
"My sex life is like Will Roland: Quirly"