- chuck wagon
- 'chuck .wagonn AmE old-fashioned[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: chuck 'food' (19-20 centuries), perhaps from CHUCK2]a vehicle that carries food for a group of people
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
chuck wagon — ☆ chuck wagon n. [ CHUCK2, n. 1b + WAGON] a wagon, van, etc. equipped as a kitchen for feeding cowboys or other outdoor workers … English World dictionary
chuck wagon — noun Etymology: 5chuck Date: 1887 1. a wagon carrying supplies and provisions for cooking (as on a ranch) 2. (usually chuckwagon) chiefly West an informal buffet often used attributively < a chuck wagon dinner > … New Collegiate Dictionary
chuck wagon — chuck′ wag on n. West. U.S. and Can. dial. a wagon carrying cooking facilities and food for people working outdoors, as at a ranch • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
chuck wagon — noun N. Amer. a wagon with cooking facilities providing food on a ranch or by a roadside. Origin C19: chuck, in the informal sense food, provisions … English new terms dictionary
chuck wagon — noun a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑wagon, ↑waggon … Useful english dictionary
chuck wagon — Western U.S. a wagon carrying cooking facilities and food for serving people working outdoors, as at a ranch or lumber camp. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
chuck wagon — noun Wagon used to prepare meals on a cattle drives, in the latter part of the 19th century … Wiktionary
chuck wagon — noun (C) AmE old fashioned a vehicle that carries food for a group of people … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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Chuck Wagon (dog food) — Chuck Wagon was a brand of dog food made by Purina starting in the 1970s. The product is most famous for its commercials featuring a dog chasing a small covered wagon through a house. The wagon displayed the trademark red and white checkerboard… … Wikipedia