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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
.