CABOOSE


Meaning of CABOOSE in English

/ kəˈbuːs; NAmE / noun

( NAmE ) the part at the back of a train where the person who is in charge of the train rides

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from Dutch kabuis , kombuis , of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.