"chuck wagon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chuck wagons [plural], chuckwagon [alternative], chuckwaggon [alternative]
Etymology: From chuck + wagon; chuck was cowboy slang for food. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|chuck|wagon}} chuck + wagon Head templates: {{en-noun}} chuck wagon (plural chuck wagons)
  1. (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. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-chuck_wagon-en-noun-4N2c7C-b Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sandwiches Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 45 55
  2. A sandwich composed of a piece of chicken-fried steak or a breaded beef patty, with typical toppings being lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.
    Sense id: en-chuck_wagon-en-noun-XtntHr0x Categories (other): Sandwiches Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 45 55

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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