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caboose
(kə bo̵̅o̅s′)
noun
- Naut., Brit. a ship's kitchen; galley
- ☆ the trainmen's car on a freight train, usually at the rear
Origin: MDu kabuys, kambuis (< ?), ship's galley
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noun
- The last car on a freight train, having kitchen and sleeping facilities for the train crew.
- Obsolete a. A ship's galley.b. Any of various cast-iron cooking ranges used in such galleys during the early 19th century.c. An outdoor oven or fireplace.
Origin:
Origin: Possibly from obsolete Dutch cabuse, ship's galley
Origin: , from Middle Low German kabūse
Origin: : perhaps *kab-, cabin
Origin: ; akin to Old French cabane; see cabin
Origin: + Middle High German hūs, house
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