camboose cambuse [< Cdn F < F cambuse, store, hut, galley] Hist.
1 † n. a stove, used by voyageurs, explorers, etc.
See also: caboose (def. 1)
2 n. an open fireplace in the living quarters of a lumber camp.
See also: caboose (def. 2b) shanty fire
3 n. a camp at which logging (def. 2) is carried on. See picture at shanty.
See also: camboose camp (def. 1) camboose shanty logging (def. 2) shanty ((n.)) (def. 1b)
4 n. a camboose camp (def. 2).
See also: camboose camp (def. 2) shanty ((n.)) (def. 2a)
5 n. on a lumber raft, a simple shed, often without walls, having a floor of deep sand and used as a sheltered fireplace for cooking purposes.
See also: caboose (def. 2a)