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Word: Wanigan
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century; earliest use found in John R. Bartlett (1805–1886), ethnologist and historian. From Ojibwa waanikaan excavated hole, pit (e.g. for storage) from waanike to dig a hole (from waan- hole + -ike to make) + -n, suffix forming nouns from verbs
A boat or raft used to store supplies by loggers during a river drive, and sometimes containing cooking, eating, and sleeping facilities.
(chiefly Maine regional). Stores, provisions, or equipment for camping or lumbering.
A storage chest or box, especially one in a canoe.
A temporary camp, building, or other shelter set up as a place for loggers to eat, sleep, or rest during a river drive.
(chiefly Alaska). A cabin mounted on runners which can be dragged over snow or ice.
An extension built on to a trailer or mobile home.
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