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buffalo hunt Hist. 
on the prairies, an organized hunt for buffalo.
See also: plain(s) hunt
- 1824 (1931) In the event of a failure of the Buffaloe Hunts at Carlton which is not unusual the Brigades are stopped for want of Provisions or the people exposed to the miseries of Famine.
- 1937 The half-breeds' prairie buffalo-hunt, conducted en masse under rude but definite discipline, was a famous institution. . . .
- 1957 Though he had progressed as a farmer . . . he had continued eager for the twice-yearly buffalo hunt.
- 1824 (1931) In the event of a failure of the Buffaloe Hunts at Carlton which is not unusual the Brigades are stopped for want of Provisions or the people exposed to the miseries of Famine.