Meaning & use
wanigans
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Portable chests, boats, or shacks used by loggers to store supplies or equipment at a lumber camp.
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The river crew floated their wanigans downstream alongside the log drive.
Each wanigan held tools, food, and bedding for the loggers on the trail.
A note on using this word
"Wanigan" derives from an Ojibwe word for a storage pit or trap, and entered English through North American logging culture.
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