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