Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CA-BOOSE', or CAM-BOOSE', n. [G. kabuse, a little room or hut; Dan. kabyse, a cook's room in a ship. Qu. Ch. כבש, to hide or cover, or Heb. Ch. כבשן, a kiln or furnace. In Dutch, kombuis is an oven, furnace or cook's room.]

1. The cook-room or kitchen of a ship. In smaller vessels, it is an inclosed fire-place, hearth or stove for cooking, on the main deck. In a ship of war, the cook-room is called a galley. – Mar. Dict.
2. A box that covers the chimney in a ship. – Encyc.