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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caboose \Ca*boose"\ (k[.a]*b[=oo]s"), 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}. 2. (Railroad) A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car [U. S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caboose n : the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: {galley}, {ship's galley}, {cookhouse}]
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