wanigan
Use Wanigan in a sentence
ɪ noun
1.
a lumberjack's trunk.
2.
a lumber camp's supply chest.
3.
a small house on wheels or tractor treads, used as an office or shelter in temporary lumber camps.
4.
(especially in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest) a lean-to or other small addition built onto a house trailer, cabin, etc.
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Wanigan
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | a lumberjack's chest or box |
| 2. | a cabin, caboose or houseboat |
| [C19: from Algonquian] | |
| wannigan or wannigan | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Algonquian] | |
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Example sentences
Looking ahead from on top of a tractor-pulled wanigan.
High winds or a whirlwind have completely destroyed the wanigan at the tarn lake and all equipment is exposed to the elements.
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