Definitions For Wangan

Noun

WANGAN (plural WANGANs) (US, Maine, lumber trade) A boat for conveying provisions, tools, and so forth. }} (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 lumberman, lumbermen.

References

Alternative forms

wangun, wanigan, wannigan

Etymology

From {{der, en, abe, waniigan, , pit trap, container for sundries}}1910, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge, part 2, page 910; liken klahigan, , wooden trap, {{cog, oj, waanikaan, , pit, excavated hole}}.