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1 buffalo
West: 1848. The North American bison ( Bison americanus). According to Watts, Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca was the first to apply erroneously the Spanish term búfalo to the American bison because it was similar in appearance to the Indian or African wild ox or buffalo. The buffalo played an important role in the exploration and settlement of the Old West. According to Josiah Gregg ( Commerce of the Prairies), it was a primary source of meat for early expeditions. It was also widely hunted by Indians for its meat and hide. As a result of the animal's importance in the Southwest, the term, originally applied by the Spaniards, became highly integrated into English. This is evidenced by its use as a verb (first referenced in English in central Texas in 1896), meaning to frighten or confuse (or, by extension, to strike on the head with the barrel of a gun), as well as by its use in more than thirty compounds that refer to Southwestern plant life (buffalo berry, buffalo clover, buffalo pea) and animal life (buffalo fish, buffalo wolf). Some compounds containing buffalo also pertain to the history of the Southwest: "buffalo cider" or "buffalo gall" was a liquid found in the buffalo's stomach that could save a thirsty explorer, "buffalo fever" was the excitement felt at the onset of a "buffalo hunt," and "buffalo wood," "buffalo fuel" or "buffalo chips" referred to dried buffalo manure, used to start fires. Santamaría and the DRAE both point out the erroneous use of búfalo in North America to refer to the American bison.Alternate forms: buff, buffler, bufler. -
2 buffalo
[ˈbafələu] plurals ˈbuffalo ~ˈbuffalo(e)s noun1) a large kind of ox, especially the Asian and African varieties.جاموس، ثَوْر2) the American variety of ox; the bison.ثَوْر امريكي -
3 buffalo
جَامُوس \ buffalo: an animal of the cattle family, used in Asia to draw loads. -
4 Buffalo
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5 Buffalo Wool
Very fine wool, growing among the coarse hair on the buffalo. Used for fine felt hats, shawls, etc. The supply is limited. -
6 Buffalo Cloth
An American term for heavy twilled woollen overcoating, with a long nap. -
7 Buffalo Law Review
Law: Buffalo L.Rev.Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo Law Review
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8 Buffalo Bill
m.Buffalo Bill, William Frederick Cody. -
9 Buffalo Airfield Airport, Buffalo, New York USA
Airports: 9G0Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo Airfield Airport, Buffalo, New York USA
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10 Buffalo Municipal Airport, Buffalo, Minnesota USA
Airports: 8Y2Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo Municipal Airport, Buffalo, Minnesota USA
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11 Buffalo Narrows Airport, Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada
Airports: YVTУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo Narrows Airport, Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada
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12 Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway
Railway term: BLHRУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway
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13 Buffalo Better Business Bureau
Trademark term: BBBBУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo Better Business Bureau
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14 Buffalo Field Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation: BUУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo Field Office
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15 Buffalo Lake- Hector Schools
School: BLHУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo Lake- Hector Schools
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16 Buffalo Range, Zimbabwe
Airports: BFOУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo Range, Zimbabwe
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17 Buffalo Ridge Railroad Incorporated
Railway term: BFRRУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo Ridge Railroad Incorporated
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18 Buffalo Southern Railroad Incorporated
Railway term: BSORУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo Southern Railroad Incorporated
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19 Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Incorporated
Railway term: BPRRУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Incorporated
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20 Buffalo, New York USA
Airports: BUFУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Buffalo, New York USA
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