WANGAN

Etymology

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 lumbermen.

Etymology

Proper noun

Wangan

A rural township in Penghu, Taiwan.

Source: Wiktionary


Wan"gan, n. Etym: [American Indian.]

Definition: A boat for conveying provisions, tools, etc.; -- so called by Maine lumbermen. [Written also wangun.] Bartlett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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