chuck wagon
noun
1
: a wagon carrying supplies and provisions for cooking (as on a ranch)
2
usually chuckwagon
chiefly Western US
: an informal buffet
—often used attributively
a chuckwagon dinner
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The longtime chuck wagon cook and TV personality is urging Americans to put down their phones at the dinner table, saying the habit is taking away from family connections.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Dining at the ranch goes well beyond a traditional chuck wagon.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s a green chuck wagon parked in the middle of the dining room, an artifact important to Wallace and Terry Chandler, who is the son of the original Fred’s owners.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
In autumn, the ranch holds chuck wagon races and trail rides.
—Colleen Creamer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Dining at the ranch goes well beyond a traditional chuck wagon.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s a green chuck wagon parked in the middle of the dining room, an artifact important to Wallace and Terry Chandler, who is the son of the original Fred’s owners.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
In autumn, the ranch holds chuck wagon races and trail rides.
—Colleen Creamer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Chuck wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chuck%20wagon. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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