chuck wagon

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A custom-built chuck wagon at the corner of Middle and Main streets serves as mascot and, depending on the occasion, mobile oyster bar, ham sandwich source or hot chocolate dispenser.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2021

But on this first night of the roundup, as the sun sank low over the Canadian river breaks, the cowboys discussed a more pressing topic as they finished their chuck wagon supper.

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2017

We packed big tents on company streets around a chuck wagon where a massive man in comically wide blue kersey trousers served up cold cuts and shoofly pie.

From Salon • May 28, 2017

Before the show, a chuck wagon dinner of roast beef, fry bread and baked beans cooked over a campfire will be served.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2014

"Now, don't forget that we are not eating off the tail board of the chuck wagon, Chunky," he whispered in passing.

From The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains by Patchin, Frank Gee