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Definition of Buffalo indian
1. Noun. A member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America.
Generic synonyms: American Indian, Indian, Red Indian
Specialized synonyms: Atakapa, Attacapan, Arapaho, Arapahoe, Blackfoot, Caddo, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Chippewa, Ojibwa, Ojibway, Pima, Siouan, Sioux
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buffalo Indian
Literary usage of Buffalo indian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sporting Excursions in the Rocky Mountains Including a Journey to the by John Kirk Townsend (1840)
"... Pawnees—Forced march—A herd of buffalo—Elk—Singular conduct of the horses—
Killing a buffalo—Indian mode of procuring buffalo— Great herd—Intentions of ..."
2. Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society by Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.), Buffalo Historical Society (1879)
"There was a Buffalo creek and a buffalo indian reservation. It was well known to
early travelers, that on the bank of this creek, not far from Lake Erie, ..."
3. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1920)
"This dairy has from to 900 cows of dairy breeds, but no water buffalo. INDIAN DAIRY
BUFFALOS At Kowloon, Hongkong, there is a herd of about 20 Indian ..."
4. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1905)
"... herd of buffalo — Elk — Singular conduct of the horses — Killing a buffalo —
Indian mode of procuring buffalo — Great herd — Adventure with an Indian in ..."
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