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CHISHOLM TRAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chisholm Trail mean?
• CHISHOLM TRAIL (noun)
The noun CHISHOLM TRAIL has 1 sense:
1. a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s
Familiarity information: CHISHOLM TRAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
cattle trail (a trail over which cattle were driven to market)
Holonyms ("Chisholm Trail" is a part of...):
Kan.; Kansas; KS; Sunflower State (a state in midwestern United States)
Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)
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