[Ads-l] buffalo (verb) 1868
Peter Reitan
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Sun May 13 14:26:26 UTC 2018
Or a buffalo robe.
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It seems to me that in this context, "buffaloed" refers to being wrapped in=
a buffalo hide blanket, which were common cold weather accessories in wago=
ns and sleighs.
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There were a number of other fast horses on the road, but their owners seem=
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ed so withered up with cold and so closely buffaloed and blanketed that the=
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y refrained from speeding their nags.
Headline: Horse Notes; Article Type: News/Opinion
New York Herald (New York, New York) =3D95 12-02-1868 =3D95 Page 3, col. e,=
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Hist. News.
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