| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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The skin of a bison dressed without removing the hair, and used as a travelling rug. The word “robe” is often omitted. | 1 |
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“The large and roomy sleigh was decked with buffalo robes, red-bound, and furnished with sham eyes and ears.”—The Upper Ten Thousand, p. 4. |
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“Leaving all hands under their buffaloes.”—Kane: Arctic Expedition. |
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