—n. (pl. same or -oes)
1 either of two species of ox, Synceros caffer, native to Africa, or Bubalus arnee, native to Asia with heavy backswept horns.
2 a N. American bison, Bison bison.
—v.tr. (-oes, -oed) US sl. overawe, outwit.
Phrases and idioms:
buffalo grass
1 a grass, Buchloe dactyloides, of the N. American plains.
2 a grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum, of Australia and New Zealand.
Etymology: prob. f. Port. bufalo f. LL bufalus f. L bubalus f. Gk boubalos antelope, wild ox
Useful english dictionary. 2012.