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caboose

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caboose /kəˈbuːs /
▸ noun
1 North American English a railway wagon with accommodation for the train crew, typically attached to the end of the train.
2 US English informal a person's buttocks:
she took one big jump and then fell right on her caboose.
3 archaic a kitchen on a ship's deck.
– ORIGIN mid 18th century: from Dutch kabuis, kombuis, of unknown origin.