释义 |
ca·boose I. \kəˈbüs\ noun (-s) Etymology: probably from Dutch kabuis, kombuis, from Middle Low German kabūse 1. also cam·boose \kamˈb-\ a. : a deckhouse where cooking is done : a ship's galley b. : an open-air cooking oven 2. dialect : hut 3. : a freight-train car usually attached to the rear of a train mainly for the use of trainmen in the performance of their duties although sometimes used to transport passengers, especially livestock caretakers II. noun (-s) Etymology: by contraction slang : calaboose |