caboose

[ kuh-boos ]

/ kəˈbus /

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noun

a car on a freight train, used chiefly as the crew's quarters and usually attached to the rear of the train.

British. a kitchen on the deck of a ship; galley.

Slang. the buttocks.

Origin of caboose

1740–50; <early modern Dutch cabūse (Dutch kabuis) ship's galley, storeroom; compare Low German kabuus, kabüse,Middle Low German kabuse booth, shed; further origin uncertain

Words nearby caboose

cabob, caboched, cabochon, caboclo, caboodle, caboose, Cabora Bassa, Cabo Rojo, caboshed, Cabot, cabotage

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Example sentences from the Web for caboose

There were no passenger coaches—nothing but freight-cars and a caboose.
McAllister and His Double|Arthur Train
"The blamed thing might hold and drag the caboose along after I've pulled out the coupling-pin," he reflected.
The Valley of the Giants|Peter B. Kyne
For all he cared the raiders could take locomotive, train, caboose and all, provided he was left with a whole skin.
The Law-Breakers|Ridgwell Cullum
He had grasped its rear end, and had climbed over it just as the caboose went hurtling to destruction.
Ralph on the Overland Express|Allen Chapman

The conductor of No. 419 stood in the caboose within two feet of Bill's nose, and called him a liar.
The Open Boat and Other Stories|Stephen Crane

British Dictionary definitions for caboose

caboose

/ (kəˈbuːs) /

noun

US informal short for calaboose

railways, US and Canadian a guard's van, esp one with sleeping and eating facilities for the train crew

nautical

a deckhouse for a galley aboard ship or formerly in Canada, on a lumber raft
mainly British the galley itself

Canadian

a mobile bunkhouse used by lumbermen, etc
an insulated cabin on runners, equipped with a stove

Word Origin for caboose

C18: from Dutch cabūse, of unknown origin

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单词	caboose
释义	caboose [ kuh-boos ] / kəˈbus / SEE SYNONYMS FOR caboose ON THESAURUS.COM noun a car on a freight train, used chiefly as the crew's quarters and usually attached to the rear of the train. British. a kitchen on the deck of a ship; galley. Slang. the buttocks. Origin of caboose 1740–50; <early modern Dutch cabūse (Dutch kabuis) ship's galley, storeroom; compare Low German kabuus, kabüse,Middle Low German kabuse booth, shed; further origin uncertain Words nearby caboose cabob, caboched, cabochon, caboclo, caboodle, caboose, Cabora Bassa, Cabo Rojo, caboshed, Cabot, cabotage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caboose There were no passenger coaches—nothing but freight-cars and a caboose. McAllister and His Double\|Arthur Train "The blamed thing might hold and drag the caboose along after I've pulled out the coupling-pin," he reflected. The Valley of the Giants\|Peter B. Kyne For all he cared the raiders could take locomotive, train, caboose and all, provided he was left with a whole skin. The Law-Breakers\|Ridgwell Cullum He had grasped its rear end, and had climbed over it just as the caboose went hurtling to destruction. Ralph on the Overland Express\|Allen Chapman The conductor of No. 419 stood in the caboose within two feet of Bill's nose, and called him a liar. The Open Boat and Other Stories\|Stephen Crane British Dictionary definitions for caboose caboose / (kəˈbuːs) / noun US informal short for calaboose railways, US and Canadian a guard's van, esp one with sleeping and eating facilities for the train crew nautical a deckhouse for a galley aboard ship or formerly in Canada, on a lumber raft mainly British the galley itself Canadian a mobile bunkhouse used by lumbermen, etc an insulated cabin on runners, equipped with a stove Word Origin for caboose C18: from Dutch cabūse, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to caboose box, shed, chalet, room, shack, shelter, shanty, camp, hut, lodge, cottage, home, compartment, lean-to, ranch, cabin, bungalow, scullery, berth, cot
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caboose

noun

Origin of caboose

Words nearby caboose

Example sentences from the Web for caboose

British Dictionary definitions for caboose

noun

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