chuck wagon

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See also: chuckwagon

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

chuck wagon

Alternative forms

chuckwagon
chuckwaggon (rare)

Etymology

chuck +‎ wagon; chuck was cowboy slang for food.

Noun

chuck wagon (plural chuck wagons)

(US, historical) A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, and used to prepare meals, as on a ranch, in a lumber camp, or during a cattle drive in the latter part of the 19th century.

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