wanigan
a lumberjack's trunk.
a lumber camp's supply chest.
a small house on wheels or tractor treads, used as an office or shelter in temporary lumber camps.
(especially in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest) a lean-to or other small addition built onto a house trailer, cabin, etc.
Origin of wanigan
1- Also wan·gan, wan·gun [wang-guhn], /ˈwæŋ gən/, wan·ni·gan.
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How to use wanigan in a sentence
The tribulations of the wanigan were as the salt of life to the spectators.
The Blazed Trail | Stewart Edward WhiteThe cook had, early that morning, moored the wanigan to the bank.
The Blazed Trail | Stewart Edward WhiteBy this time the wanigan had caught the stronger current at the bend and was gathering momentum.
The Riverman | Stewart Edward WhiteCharlie's wanigan, in case you do not happen to know what such a thing may be, was a scow about twenty feet long by ten wide.
The Riverman | Stewart Edward WhiteWhen the wanigan was to be moved, he rose fairly to the heights of what might be called destructive prophecy.
The Riverman | Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for wanigan
wannigan
/ (ˈwɒnɪgən) /
a lumberjack's chest or box
a cabin, caboose or houseboat
Origin of wanigan
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