Caboose

·noun A house on deck, where the cooking is done;

— commonly called the galley.

II. Caboose ·noun A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen, workmen, ·etc.; a tool car.

caboose
The common pronunciation for camboose (Dutch kombuis), a ship's cooking-range or kitchen. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
caboose
, or camboose The cook-room or kitchen of merchantmen on deck; a diminutive substitute for the gal...

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