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Definition of: wanigan
(won′ə·gən) noun
In American logging camps:
1. A storage chest for clothing, etc.
2. A shanty fitted with sleeping and cooking accommodations. Also wan·gan (won′gən), wan′gun, wan′ni·gan. [Earlier wangan <Algonquian atawangan <atawan buy, sell]
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