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chuck wagon

noun

Etymology

From chuck + wagon; chuck was cowboy slang for food.

  1. derived from *weǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from *wagnaz✻
  3. derived from *wagn✻
  4. derived from *wagan✻
  5. borrowed from wagen
  6. compounded as chuck wagon — “chuck + wagon”

Definitions

  1. A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, and used to prepare meals, as on a…

    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.

  2. A sandwich composed of a piece of chicken-fried steak or a breaded beef patty, with…

    A sandwich composed of a piece of chicken-fried steak or a breaded beef patty, with typical toppings being lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA