(historic, nautical) A small sand-filled container used as an oven on board ship.
(historic, nautical) A small sand-filled container used as an oven on board ship.
This stove is to be made in the form of a Franklin, but is to be furnished with an oven, and other means of cooking; its appearance is therefore more like that of the old fashioned caboose, than of a Franklin stove.
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(obsolete, nautical) A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.
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(US, rail transport) The last car on a freight train, consisting of cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.
A tremendous billow, fringed with foam, swept over our deck, carrying the cook's caboose, cooking utensils and stove right overboard into the sea.
Caboose means: The last car on a freight train, consisting of cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard's van.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. This is a food-related word and harmless in itself. It is sporting vocabulary and harmless in itself. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
caboose means: The last car on a freight train, consisting of cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard's van.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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