Chisholm Trail
a cattle trail leading N from San Antonio, Tex., to Abilene, Kan.: used for about twenty years after the Civil War.
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How to use Chisholm Trail in a sentence
No man, or band of men, that ever rode the Chisholm Trail could set his face away from it.
Trail's End | George W. OgdenHis herd had just come in over the Chisholm Trail, crossing to the western somewhere above.
The Outlet | Andy AdamsMorgan lifted his hand in gesture at once silencing and denying, and marched out after the heroes of the Chisholm Trail.
Trail's End | George W. Ogden"They're going to start for Texas down the Chisholm Trail," he said138, smiling down at her from the saddle.
Trail's End | George W. OgdenI was then in the western edge of what is known as the Black-jack country, which extends east far beyond the Chisholm Trail.
A Texas Cow Boy | Chas. A. Siringo
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