bois de vache
[ bwah duh vash ]
/ ˌbwɑ də ˈvæʃ /
noun
dried buffalo dung, used as fuel by Canadian and U.S. fur trappers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Origin of bois de vache
1835–45,
Americanism; < Prairie Canadian French: literally, buffalo wood (
vache buffalo, French: cow)
Words nearby bois de vache
bois brûlé,
bois d'arc,
bois de boulogne,
bois de rose,
bois de rose oil,
bois de vache,
bois-brûlé,
bois-le-duc,
boisbriand,
boise,
boiserie