DCHP-3

council bluff

Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a natural elevation, such as a hill or bluff (def. 2), on the prairie, affording a vantage point for an encampment of Indians holding pow-wows, looking for herds of buffalo, etc.

See: bluff(def. 2)

Quotations

1856
Had I judged of things by the lively conversation and cheerful countenances I saw on the little council bluff [where the buffalo hunters were encamped], I had been greatly deceived indeed. . . .