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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wan•i•gan (won′i gən),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- (esp. in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest) a lean-to or other small addition built onto a house trailer, cabin, etc.
Also, wan•gan, wan•gun (wang′gən),USA pronunciation wan′ni•gan. - Proto-Algonquian *wa·θehke·- (*wa·θ- hole + *-ehke·- make)
- Ojibwa wa·nikka·n pit, derivative of wa·nikke·- to dig a hole in the ground
- 1840–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wanigan, wannigan /ˈwɒnɪgən/ n Canadian - a lumberjack's chest or box
- a cabin, caboose or houseboat
Etymology: 19th Century: from Algonquian |