buffalo chips
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
1An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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How to use buffalo chips in a sentence
Over on the hill the bucks had arisen from their little fires of buffalo chips, and were watching.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteWe drove about two miles after crossing and camped on the bottom, with no fuel but buffalo chips.
Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 | E. S. (Eleazer Stillman) IngallsThe buffalo chips used are droppings of buffalo the year previous.
Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 | E. S. (Eleazer Stillman) IngallsWe were compelled to use buffalo chips to-day for fuel, there being no wood.
Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 | E. S. (Eleazer Stillman) IngallsThe country on this day's drive looks like a huge buffalo pasture, the ground being covered with buffalo chips like a farm-yard.
Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 | E. S. (Eleazer Stillman) Ingalls
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