DCHP-1 Online
cooney ((2)) 2 † [< Am. E < Sp. cuna cradle] West 
a sheet of cowhide or, nowadays, canvas, lashed under the bed of a chuckwagon, and used to carry fuel.
See also: chuckwagon
- 1963 Under the wagon was commonly slung a cowhide "cooney" into which dried brush or cow chips were chucked in the event of a shortage of fuel.
- 1963 Under the wagon was commonly slung a cowhide "cooney" into which dried brush or cow chips were chucked in the event of a shortage of fuel.