buffalos
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An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
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A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
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The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).
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(slang, derogatory) A large or stupid person.
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(slang, derogatory) An obese person, usually a woman.
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(US slang) A nickel.
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(slang, derogatory, offensive) A black male.
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(slang, US, historical) A looter during the Civil War.
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A placename
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A major city, the county seat of Erie County, New York, USA; very near Niagara Falls.
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A number of other places in the United States, including:
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A small city in Scott County, Iowa.
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A city, the county seat of Wright County, Minnesota.
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A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Missouri.
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A town, the county seat of Harper County, Oklahoma.
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A census-designated place in Union County, South Carolina.
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A town, the county seat of Harding County, South Dakota.
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A small city in Leon County, Texas.
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A town in Putnam County, West Virginia.
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A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, not to be confused with Buffalo City in the same county.
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A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
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A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Wyoming.
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A number of townships, including in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Buffalo Township.
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A number of places in South Africa.
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A town in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
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Ellipsis of American buffalo (“gold bullion coin”). [Bison bison; Synonym of American bison.]
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Ellipsis of buffalo robe. [(US, historical) A cured bison hide, with the hair left on, used as a blanket or wrap.]
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Ellipsis of Buffalo City. [A metropolitan municipality in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.]
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Ellipsis of Buffalo County. [One of 93 counties in Nebraska, United States. County seat: Kearney, named for the once-prevalent buffalo herds.]
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Ellipsis of Buffalo River. [A river in Victoria, Australia, which joins the Ovens River.]
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Ellipsis of Buffalo Township.
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(US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
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(transitive) To hunt buffalo.
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(archaic, transitive) To pistol-whip.
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