chuck wagon

Example Sentences

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Cinematic scenes from her upbringing on the family ranch find young Sandra changing a tire all by herself as she struggles to get the chuck wagon to the cowboys before cattle-branding time.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2019

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

We'll have to put Miss Helen in the chuck wagon.

From The High Calling by Sheldon, Charles Monroe