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Webster 1913 Edition
Caboose
Ca-boose′
(kȧ-boōs′)
, Noun.
[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
. Definition 2024
caboose
caboose
English
Historic caboose on display in O'Fallon, Illinois
Alternative forms
Noun
caboose (plural cabooses)
- (obsolete, nautical) A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.
- (US, rail transport) The last car on a freight train, having cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.
- (slang, baby-talk or euphemistic) buttocks
- (slang, sports) The person or team in last place.
Synonyms
- (last car on train): guard's van (obsolete)
Translations
nautical: small galley
last car on a train
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babytalk: buttocks
sports: person or team in the last place
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