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CAMBOOSE SHANTY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Forestry Operations
- History of Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- camboose
1, record 1, English, camboose
correct, Canada, obsolete
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shanty 1, record 1, English, shanty
correct, Canada, obsolete
- camp 1, record 1, English, camp
correct, Canada, obsolete
- log shanty 1, record 1, English, log%20shanty
correct, Canada, obsolete
- lumber shanty 1, record 1, English, lumber%20shanty
correct, Canada, obsolete
- camboose camp 1, record 1, English, camboose%20camp
correct, Canada, obsolete
- camboose shanty 1, record 1, English, camboose%20shanty
correct, Canada, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A specially designed log bunkhouse used by a gang of loggers. 1, record 1, English, - camboose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the name "camboose" was originally the French word "cambuse" -a store-room, and as in so many other cases where French words were used in Canadian lumber camps, its true meaning had been changed because of the new environment .... The camboose shanty was more than a store-room in the early lumber camps, since this one building served as dining, sleeping, and recreation centre, throughout the winter's bush operations. 1, record 1, English, - camboose
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation forestière
- Histoire des techniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cambuse
1, record 1, French, cambuse
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bâtiment principal d'un chantier (camp de bûcherons) au 19e siècle, tenant lieu de magasin de vivres, de dortoir et de centre récréatif. 1, record 1, French, - cambuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est à noter que la notion de cambuse dans le contexte forestier pouvait aussi désigner soit un magasin de vivres (sens attestés par le Glossaire du parler français au Canada et le Dictionnaire nord-américain de la langue française de Louis-Alexandre Bélisle) soit une construction destinée à loger les bûcherons. Ces différences tiennent compte de l'évolution des chantiers et partant, du nombre accru de bâtiments qui les composaient. 1, record 1, French, - cambuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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