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wanigan
[ won-i-guhn ]
noun
- 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.
wanigan
/ ˈwɒnɪgən /
noun
- a lumberjack's chest or box
- a cabin, caboose or houseboat
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wanigan1
First recorded in 1840–50; from Ojibwe wa·nikka·n “pit,” derivative of wa·nikke·- “to dig a hole in the ground” from unattested Proto-Algonquian wa·θehke·- (unattested wa·θ- “hole” + -ehke·- “make”)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wanigan1
C19: from Algonquian
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Example Sentences
The tribulations of the wanigan were as the salt of life to the spectators.
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The cook had, early that morning, moored the wanigan to the bank.
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By this time the wanigan had caught the stronger current at the bend and was gathering momentum.
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Charlie'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.
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When the wanigan was to be moved, he rose fairly to the heights of what might be called destructive prophecy.
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