buffalo chips
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In the 1950s, stores sold gold-painted bison dung referred to as “buffalo chips.”
From National Geographic
Scraps of wood and "buffalo chips" made our fire, and presently Din had a good "feed" ready.
From Project Gutenberg
Regarding the other conveniences, such as fuel and other things, they had little difficulty, as the buffalo chips supplied the demands in abundance.
From Project Gutenberg
This man was so wonderful that he could change even the buffalo chips that you see on the prairie into meat.
From Project Gutenberg
We journeyed full twenty miles that day, and camped on a treeless plain with good water and plenty of grass, but no wood save buffalo chips.
From Project Gutenberg
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