Sentence:  They were reluctant to appoint sheriffs to protect the property , thus running the risk of creating disturbances such as that on the Vermejo , and yet the cowboys protested that they got <WSD>no</WSD> salary for arresting cattle thieves and running the risk of being shot . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of