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caboose

ca·boose [ kə bss ] (plural ca·boos·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

2. Canada bunkhouse: a mobile bunkhouse used by lumberjacks

3. nautical ship's galley: a kitchen on the deck of a boat ( archaic )

4. U.K. nautical galley housing: the structure on a boat's deck that houses the galley ( archaic )

[Mid-18th century. < Dutch cabuyse]
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