buffalo

IPA: bˈʌfʌɫoʊ

An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).
(US slang) A nickel.
A number of places in the United States, including:
A city, the county seat of Erie County, New York, very near Niagara Falls.
A city, the county seat of Wright County, Minnesota.
A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Missouri.
A town, the county seat of Harper County, Oklahoma.
A town, the county seat of Harding County, South Dakota.
A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, not to be confused with Buffalo City in the same county.
A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Wyoming.
Ellipsis of buffalo robe. [(US, historical) A cured bison hide, with the hair left on, used as a blanket or wrap.]
Short for American buffalo (“gold bullion coin”). [Bison bison; Synonym of American bison]

Examples of "buffalo" in Sentences

My taxes on 120 acres in buffalo county could choke a horse!!!
Oh, shooting a white deer or buffalo is certain to bring forth bad mojo!
I live in buffalo county and if you cant kill your share of deer in 9 days you wont do it in 16.
I was in buffalo county hunting the early season and this big boy came up bout 5 yards but let him go for another hunter.
Inside the barn Ron sequesters the water buffalo from the goats with a big blue farm gate that leads into the loafing room.
Hi i live near buffalo, New York and i LOVE the Twilight Saga im like the twilight sagas biggest fan, my mom said they might be filming part of Breaking Dawn in buffalo, new york or in niagra falls is this trueI
Using the same logic as you just did, I could argue that the fact that the economy in buffalo was horrible for most of the 1990s was "an interesting data point that needs some explainin '" to all the economists who tell us that we were in a boom over that time.