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caboose

English

Alternative forms

  • camboose

Etymology

From French cambuse, from Middle Dutch kabuys, kabuis (Modern Dutch kombuis (galley; kitchen)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??bu?s/
  • Rhymes: -u?s

Noun

caboose (plural cabooses)

  1. (obsolete, nautical) A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.
  2. (historical, nautical) A small sand-filled container used as an oven on board ship.
  3. (US, rail transport) The last car on a freight train, having cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.
    Synonym: (obsolete) guard's van
  4. (slang, baby-talk or euphemistic) buttocks
  5. (slang, sports) The person or team in last place.
  6. (informal, often in combination) A youngest child who is born after a long gap in time.

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camboose

English

Noun

camboose (plural cambooses)

  1. Alternative form of caboose

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