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| ca·boose [ kə bss ] (plural ca·boos·es) |
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1. rail last train car: the last car on a freight train, with eating and sleeping facilities for the train crew. Most freight trains no longer have a caboose.
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2. Canada bunkhouse: a mobile bunkhouse used by lumberjacks
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3. nautical ship's galley: a kitchen on the deck of a boat
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archaic
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4. U.K. nautical galley housing: the structure on a boat's deck that houses the galley
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archaic
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| [Mid-18th century. < Dutch cabuyse] |
