Wanigan Definition

wänigən

noun

A trunk, chest, etc. for storing supplies, as in a lumbering camp.

Webster's New World

Provisions for a camp or cabin.

American Heritage

A small, rough shelter for sleeping, cooking, etc., often one mounted on runners or wheels or on a raft or boat.

Webster's New World

An addition built onto a trailer house for extra living or storage space.

American Heritage

Origin of Wanigan

Ojibwa waanikaan storage pit

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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