buffalo
IPA: bˈʌfʌɫoʊ
noun
- 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]
verb
- (transitive) To hunt buffalo.
- (US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
- (archaic, transitive) To pistol-whip.
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Examples of "buffalo" in Sentences
- Agree with the dullness of the buffalo face.
- The bison aren't even related to the buffaloes.
- It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.
- The classification of the water buffalo is uncertain.
- Neither is the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes.
- Bobby the Buffalo is located at the front of the school.
- Fillmore was one of the founders of the University of Buffalo.
- In reply to the cows of the villages she domesticated a buffalo.
- The huge herds of buffalo roaming the prairie were a thing of the past.
- He was editor of the Buffalo Evening Enquirer and the Buffalo Morning Courier.
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