buffalo robe

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. The dressed skin of the North American bison, used as a lap robe, cape, or blanket.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on, and used as a carriage-rug and in other ways for protection from the cold.

Wiktionary

1. n. US (historical) A cured bison hide, with the hair left on, used as a blanket or wrap.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs.