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wanigan

/won-i-guhn/US // ˈwɒn ɪ gən //UK // (ˈwɒnɪgən) //

瓦尼根

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a lumberjack's trunk.
    • : a lumber camp's supply chest.
    • : a small house on wheels or tractor treads, used as an office or shelter in temporary lumber camps.
    • : a lean-to or other small addition built onto a house trailer, cabin, etc.

Examples

  • The tribulations of the wanigan were as the salt of life to the spectators.

  • The cook had, early that morning, moored the wanigan to the bank.

  • By this time the wanigan had caught the stronger current at the bend and was gathering momentum.

  • Charlie's wanigan, in case you do not happen to know what such a thing may be, was a scow about twenty feet long by ten wide.

  • When the wanigan was to be moved, he rose fairly to the heights of what might be called destructive prophecy.