camboose

/ kæmˈbuːs /

noun

1. a cabin built as living quarters for a gang of lumbermen
2. an open fireplace in such a cabin

Word History and Origins

Origin of camboose¹

C19: from Canadian French, from French cambuse hut, store, from Dutch kambuis

Example Sentences

The excessive cold made us feel severely the want of a camboose, or fire place in the boat.

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A camboose for our fire was made, by sawing a cask in two, and filling it with gravel, and secured by lashing it to the mast.

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When these duties were performed, a bustle was seen about the camboose, or large cooking stove, in which the meals were prepared.

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Much of that brought from home had been fairly used in the camboose, and in the stove originally set up in the hut.

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Much of his beloved craft had already disappeared in the camboose, and more was likely to follow.

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