Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, as on a ranch or in a lumber camp.
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- noun US
Wagon used to prepare meals on acattle drives , in the latter part of the 19thcentury .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yates was reshoeing one of the cow ponies over by the chuck wagon, the tap of his hammer out of rhythm with the song Woolie was playing on the harmonica.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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She took a quick sip of the bitterly black coffee and wandered over by the chuck wagon, where Rusty was working.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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A half-naked Indian was standing by the chuck wagon, his face and chest smeared with warpaint.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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Yates was reshoeing one of the cow ponies over by the chuck wagon, the tap of his hammer out of rhythm with the song Woolie was playing on the harmonica.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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She took a quick sip of the bitterly black coffee and wandered over by the chuck wagon, where Rusty was working.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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A half-naked Indian was standing by the chuck wagon, his face and chest smeared with warpaint.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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