Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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n. (context US English) Wagon used to prepare meals on a cattle drives, in the latter part of the 19th century.
WordNet
n. a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)
Wikipedia
Robert "Bob" Davis (August 11, 1956 - June 28, 1981), known by his stage name Chuck Wagon, was an American musician and original member of Los Angeles punk rock band The Dickies, with whom he released two albums. He also released a solo 7" single called "Rock n' Roll won't go away".
Chuck joined the Dickies shortly after their formation in 1977, and served as the band's multi-instrumentalist, playing mostly keyboards and rhythm guitar, but also the saxophone and harmonica as well as doing backing vocals. On his last studio works with the band, which were released on Stukas Over Disneyland after his death, he also played drums. By early 1981, he had become dissatisfied with the band and quit, but was persuaded to return for a couple more live shows.
Chuck fell into depression after breaking up with his girlfriend. After a Dickies show in Topanga Canyon on the evening of June 27, 1981, he returned home and shot himself in the head with a .22 rifle at his parents' San Fernando Valley home. He died in a hospital the following morning.
Usage examples of "chuck wagon".
The walls were lined with photographs - photographs of oil rigs, drilling crews, oil fires, a panorama of snow-covered mountains, horses, cattle, cowhands, chuck wagon races, cattle shows.
He got to his feet and walked over to the chuck wagon for the coffeepot.
I was a man born to the smell of pine knots burning, to sleeping under the stars or under a chuck wagon, maybe, or to the smell of branding fires or powder-smoke.
Because here the elixir was all gone and I didn't have no way of treating Bearfield and the Perfessor had run off with the chuck wagon so I hadn't no way to get him back to civilization.
Tomorrow night I'll borrow the lantern off the chuck wagon and you and I can come out here and visit with Mr.
I no longer dance but I have been a guest caller at The Chuck Wagon on occasion.
I've been in the habit of patronizing The Chuck Wagon in Lazy Eight Spread at radius ninety-they have square dancing.