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单词 buffalo chips
释义

buffalo chips

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noun (used with a plural verb)Informal.

the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.

Origin of buffalo chips

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words nearby buffalo chips

buffalo, buffalo berry, Buffalo Bill, buffalo bird, buffalo carpet beetle, buffalo chips, buffalo cloth, buffalo currant, buffalofish, buffalo gnat, buffalo grass
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Example sentences from the Web for buffalo chips

  • To and fro, he went, searching diligently for buffalo-chips.

    The Plow-Woman|Eleanor Gates
  • Buffalo-chips were formerly used on the Western plains, but they are now superseded by cattle chips.

    The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft|Dan Beard
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