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prairie chip † Hist. 
a piece of dried buffalo dung, often used for fuel on the prairies.
See also: buffalo chip
- 1935 "Prairie chips, " the "bois de vache" of the Métis--dried dung of the buffalo--had replaced wood in the portable and resourceful kitchens.
- 1961 We used "prairie chips" altogether.
- 1935 "Prairie chips, " the "bois de vache" of the Métis--dried dung of the buffalo--had replaced wood in the portable and resourceful kitchens.