camboose
Britishnoun
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a cabin built as living quarters for a gang of lumbermen
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an open fireplace in such a cabin
Etymology
Origin of camboose
C19: from Canadian French, from French cambuse hut, store, from Dutch kambuis
Example Sentences
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Stimson had lighted a fire in the camboose, using the very last of the wood, and the warmth was beginning to diffuse itself through the building.
From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by James Fenimore Cooper
To Neb's great delight, he was sent forward to take his share on the yards and in the rigging, there being no vacancy for him to fill about the camboose, or in the cabin.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by James Fenimore Cooper
In doing this, the sea made a fair breach over her, sweeping the deck of even the launch and camboose, and carrying all the lee-bulwarks, in the waist, with them.
From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by James Fenimore Cooper
Much of that brought from home had been fairly used in the camboose, and in the stove originally set up in the hut.
From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by James Fenimore Cooper
Much of his beloved craft had already disappeared in the camboose, and more was likely to follow.
From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by James Fenimore Cooper
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