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