Found 2 hits - Term: camboose, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
caboose \caboose"\ k.ab=oos", n. cf. d. kabuis,
kombuis, dan. kabys, sw. kabysa, g. kabuse a little room or
hut. the first part of the word seems to be allied to w. cab
cabin, booth. cf. cabin. written also camboose.
1. naut. a house on deck, where the cooking is done; --
commonly called the galley.
1913 webster
2. railroad a car used on freight or construction trains as
travelling quarters for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool
car. it usually is the last car of the train. u. s.
1913 webster +pjc
see also:
cabin camboose galley
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
camboose \camboose"\, n. naut.
see caboose.
1913 webster
see also:
caboose
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