/ 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.
/ 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. 2005