wanigan

[ won-i-guhn ]

/ ˈwɒn ɪ gən /

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.

Also wan·gan, wan·gun

[wang-guhn], /ˈwæŋ gən/, wan·ni·gan.

Origin of wanigan

1840–50; <Ojibwa wa·nikka·n pit, derivative of wa·nikke·- to dig a hole in the ground < Proto-Algonquian *wa·θehke·- (*wa·θ- hole + *-ehke·- make)

Words nearby wanigan

Wang Jing Wei, wangle, Wang Yang-ming, Wanhal, Wanhsien, wanigan, waning moon, wanion, wank, Wankel, Wankel engine

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Example sentences from the Web for wanigan

Newmark soon discovered that the progress of the wanigan was looked upon in the light of a side-show by the rivermen.
The Riverman|Stewart Edward White
The tribulations of the wanigan were as the salt of life to the spectators.
The Blazed Trail|Stewart Edward White
As the wanigan neared the sluice through which it must shoot the flood-water, the excitement mounted to fever pitch.
The Riverman|Stewart Edward White
The ground had now hardened so that a wanigan boat was unnecessary.
The Riverman|Stewart Edward White

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.
The Riverman|Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for wanigan

wanigan

wannigan

/ (ˈwɒnɪgən) /

noun Canadian

a lumberjack's chest or box

a cabin, caboose or houseboat

Word Origin for wanigan

C19: from Algonquian

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单词	wanigan
释义	wanigan [ won-i-guhn ] / ˈwɒn ɪ gən / 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. Also wan·gan, wan·gun [wang-guhn], /ˈwæŋ gən/, wan·ni·gan. Origin of wanigan 1840–50; <Ojibwa wa·nikka·n pit, derivative of wa·nikke·- to dig a hole in the ground < Proto-Algonquian wa·θehke·- (wa·θ- hole + *-ehke·- make) Words nearby wanigan Wang Jing Wei, wangle, Wang Yang-ming, Wanhal, Wanhsien, wanigan, waning moon, wanion, wank, Wankel, Wankel engine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wanigan Newmark soon discovered that the progress of the wanigan was looked upon in the light of a side-show by the rivermen. The Riverman\|Stewart Edward White The tribulations of the wanigan were as the salt of life to the spectators. The Blazed Trail\|Stewart Edward White As the wanigan neared the sluice through which it must shoot the flood-water, the excitement mounted to fever pitch. The Riverman\|Stewart Edward White The ground had now hardened so that a wanigan boat was unnecessary. The Riverman\|Stewart Edward White 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. The Riverman\|Stewart Edward White British Dictionary definitions for wanigan wanigan wannigan / (ˈwɒnɪgən) / noun Canadian a lumberjack's chest or box a cabin, caboose or houseboat Word Origin for wanigan C19: from Algonquian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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