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caboose

/kəˈbuːs/ noun C2
  1. A small sand-filled container used as an oven on board ship.
  2. The last car on a freight train, consisting of cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van. (US)
  3. The buttocks. (slang)
  4. The person or team in last place. (slang)
  5. A youngest child who is born after a long gap in time. (informal)

Plural cabooses

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