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buffaloback

buffaloback noun: the back of a buffalo (using for riding upon or carrying burdens).

buffaloback: the back of a buffalo (using for riding upon or carrying burdens)
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Noun

buffaloback (uncountable)

  1. The back of a buffalo (using for riding upon or carrying burdens).

Origin of buffaloback

From buffalo + back, modelled on horseback.

Questions about buffaloback

What does buffaloback mean?
Buffaloback means the back of a buffalo (using for riding upon or carrying burdens).
What part of speech is buffaloback?
Buffaloback is a noun.

Words near buffaloback in the dictionary

  1. buffalo-burr
  2. buffalo-burrs
  3. buffalo-burs
  4. buffalo-skin
  5. buffalo-skins
  6. buffaloback
  7. buffaloberries
  8. buffaloberry
  9. buffalobur
  10. buffalobur nightshade
  11. buffalobur nightshades

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