buffalo chips
Dried bison droppings
Buffalo chips are dried buffalo dung, historically used as fuel on the treeless American plains where wood was scarce.
Settlers and travelers collected them for campfires.
The term sometimes extends to dried cattle dung used similarly.
In casual speech, buffalo chips can be a folksy euphemism for bullshit: That's a load of buffalo chips.
Animal waste as fertilizer
- droppingsAnimal excrement deposits
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
- excrementSolid bodily waste
- fecesSolid digestive waste
patties · cow pies · guano · spoor · leavings · dung beetle · coprolite · animal waste
Edge of settlement
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- covered wagonCanvas-roofed pioneer vehicle
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
Oregon Trail · wagon train · sod house · plains · westward expansion · Lewis and Clark · pioneer spirit · trapper
Decayed organic fertilizer
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- soil amendmentSubstance improving dirt quality
- organicFrom living matter
nitrogen · humus · nutrients · garden · crops · biodegradable · decompose · natural fertilizer
Outdoor fire for gathering
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- heatingRaising temperature artificially
- cookingPreparing food with heat
firewood · burning · flame · heat source · ignition · fireplace · stove · smoldering
manure
Animal waste as fertilizer
feces · patties · cow pies · guano · spoor · leavings · dung beetle · coprolite · animal waste · meadow muffin
frontier
Edge of settlement
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- covered wagonCanvas-roofed pioneer vehicle
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
settler · Oregon Trail · wagon train · sod house · plains · westward expansion · Lewis and Clark · pioneer spirit · trapper · fur trade
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- soil amendmentSubstance improving dirt quality
organic · nitrogen · humus · nutrients · garden · crops · biodegradable · decompose · natural fertilizer · sustainable
campfire
Outdoor fire for gathering
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- heatingRaising temperature artificially
cooking · firewood · burning · flame · heat source · ignition · fireplace · stove · smoldering · tinder
- chipssalt and vinegar, sea salt, ranch, barbecue, cheddar
- spicy snackswasabi peas, chicharrones
- Fecesfeces, poop, dung, droppings, excrement
- dung fuelcow dung
- big game huntinghunting party, hunting rifle, hunting camp, hunting license, hunting ground