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Synonyms

buffalo chips

American

noun

(used with a plural verb)

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

Etymology

Origin of buffalo chips

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Then, despite their denials, he mounted his horse, and taking the basket of cakes and the buffalo, he set off to find the giant, bidding the buffalo show him the shortest road.

From Tales of the Punjab by Steel, Flora Annie

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