wongon n

• Other Authors: Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1987
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Bryant; Indian; Newfoundland; Alaska
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76924

wongon n SORDEN 138 Long entry. for wanigan. [Spelled] wangan in the New England states. 1. Where the camp stores were kep. 3 other senses. BRYANT Wanigan 1. A houseboat used as sleeping quarters or as kitchen and dining-room by river drivers. 2. The outfit of a logging crew, especially of a log-dri...