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wanigan definition

☆ wani·gan (wä′ni gən)

noun

  1. a trunk, chest, etc. for storing supplies, as in a lumbering camp
  2. a small, rough shelter for sleeping, cooking, etc., often one mounted on runners or wheels or on a raft or boat
    also wangan wan·gan or wangun wan·gun (wän′gən)

Etymology: Ojibwa waanikaan, pit, hole dug in ground

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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