Wangan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wangan is a noun meaning (US, Maine, lumber trade) A boat for conveying provisions, tools, and so forth.
Meaning
(US, Maine, lumber trade) A boat for conveying provisions, tools, and so forth.
More Meanings
- (US, Maine, lumber trade) Any location or cache of equipment, such as a camp, building, or chest of supplies or tools.
- (US, Maine, lumber trade) The company store debt of a lumberman.
Example Sentences
Wanigan or wangan was the Indian name for boathouse or houseboat, and the wanigans, carrying the cook shacks and supplies, floated down the rivers when the pioneer log drives were underway.
Word Forms
- wangans
- wangun
- wanigan
- wannigan
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wainbote, mudboat, cutter, water-gang, stoneboat, yaul.
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