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
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,
buffalo fish,
buffalo gnat,
buffalo grass
Example sentences from the Web for buffalo chips
To and fro, he went, searching diligently for buffalo-chips.
The Plow-Woman |Eleanor GatesBuffalo-chips were formerly used on the Western plains, but they are now superseded by cattle chips.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