CABOOSE


Meaning of CABOOSE in English

I. kəˈbüs noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably from Dutch kabuis, kombuis, from Middle Low German kabūse

1. also cam·boose kamˈb-

a. : a deckhouse where cooking is done : a ship's galley

b. : an open-air cooking oven

2. dialect : hut

3. : a freight-train car usually attached to the rear of a train mainly for the use of trainmen in the performance of their duties although sometimes used to transport passengers, especially livestock caretakers

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: by contraction

slang : calaboose

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