caboose
IPA: kʌbˈus
noun
- (obsolete, nautical) A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.
- (historical, nautical) A small sand-filled container used as an oven on board ship.
- (US, rail transport) The last car on a freight train, having cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.
- (slang, childish, euphemistic) The buttocks.
- (slang, sports) The person or team in last place.
- (informal, often in combination) A youngest child who is born after a long gap in time.