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 Definitions of caboose  [əˈbus]  

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Definition of 'caboose' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) caboose
a car on a freight train, used chiefly as the crew's quarters and usu. attached to the rear of the train.

2.  caboose
a ship's galley.

Etymology:  (1740–50; < early modern D cabūse (D kabuis) ship's galley )

Definition of 'caboose' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) galley, ship's galley, caboose, cookhouse
the area for food preparation on a ship

2. (noun) cabin car, caboose
a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train


Definition of 'caboose' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) caboose
a house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the galley

2. (noun) caboose
a car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool car



'caboose' - Nearby Entries  

cabomba  cabombaceae  caboodle  caboose  cabot  cabotage  cabriolet  



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