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chuckwagon
noun[ C ]
US(alsochuck wagon, chuck-wagon)uk /ˈtʃʌk.wæɡ.ən/ us /ˈtʃʌk.wæɡ.ən/
in the past, a wagon(= vehicle with four wheels, usually pulled by horses) where food was prepared and served, especially for people who worked outside:
Her grandfather rode a chuckwagon and cooked for cowboys on the Western plains.
The evening meal was eaten around the chuck wagon or in the scrub.
The road was rough and the chuck-wagon was bouncing alarmingly.
Often, chuckwagon cooks were older men who volunteered for the work when they were no longer fit to drive cattle.
If you ever need some real chuckwagon style catering, I bet this place would fit that bill perfectly.
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