camboose

/ (kæmˈbuːs) /

a cabin built as living quarters for a gang of lumbermen

an open fireplace in such a cabin

Word Origin for camboose

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

When he awoke, he found a bright light blazing in the hut, and heard some one moving about the camboose.

The Sea Lions |James Fenimore Cooper
Much of that brought from home had been fairly used in the camboose, and in the stove originally set up in the hut.

The Sea Lions |James Fenimore Cooper
The excessive cold made us feel severely the want of a camboose, or fire place in the boat.

A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812 |Archibald Campbell
When these duties were performed, a bustle was seen about the camboose, or large cooking stove, in which the meals were prepared.

Jack in the Forecastle |John Sherburne Sleeper

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.

A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812 |Archibald Campbell