wannigan
English
Etymology
From Abenaki waniigan (“pit trap, container for sundries”)[1]; compare klahigan (“wooden trap”). Compare Ojibwe waanikaan (“pit, excavated hole”).
Noun
wannigan (plural wannigans)
- A box, usually made of wood, used to store food on canoe or sledding trips.
Synonyms
References
- ^ 1910, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge, part 2, page 910