cow chips

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plural noun

dried cow dung used especially for fuel by early settlers, explorers, etc., in the American West.

Origin of cow chips

¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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How to use cow chips in a sentence

For ourselves, we built a fire of cow-chips and made out a supper on bacon and flapjacks.
The Indians' Last Fight | Dennis Collins

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