Caboose

n. [D. kabuis, kombuis, Dan. kabys, Sw. kabysa, kabyssa, kabbysa, a cook's room in a ship, L. Ger. kabuse, kabüse, kabbuse, a little room or hut. The first part of the word seems to be allied to W. cab, cabin, booth, and the second part to Eng. booth, or Ger. büse, L. Lat. busa, bussa, a kind of ship, or Ger. büchse, O. H. Ger. buhse, M. H. Ger. bühse, Eng. box; or it may be a mere termination. Cf. CABIN, CABINET, and BOX.] [Written also camboose.] (Naut.) (a.) A house on deck, where the cooking is done; commonly called the galley. Dana. (b.) A box that covers the chimney in a ship.