Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Ed, I only knew the high German "Kombuse" for galley, I suppose the distances covered in America made it necessary to have living space for the brakemen which would make it into a "cabin" Douglas Edmund Evanowski wrote: > Hi Douglas - to answer your question about the origin of the word > caboose my dictionary states the following: > > "Possibly from obsolete Dutch cabuse, /ship's galley/, from Middle Low > German kabuse : perhaps *kab-, /cabin/; akin to Old French cabane; see > *cabin* + Middle High German haus, /house" > > /btw I liked the Cabooses too. Thanks Neal./ > > /Ed/ > / > Douglas Sharp wrote: > >> Hello Neal, >> like the Cabooses (where on earth did that word originate?), they >> look so American, when compared with brake wagons in Germany and the >> UK. >> Douglas >> >> Neal Friedenthal wrote: >> >>> I have a Leicaflex SL in the store that I decided to field test, >>> (one of the perks). I put my 28-70 Vario-Elmarit on it, loaded it >>> with Adox 400, here are some of the results. >>> >>> http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/lt1a.jpg.html >>> >>> http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/brw10a.jpg.html >>> >>> http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/brw12a.jpg.html >>> >>> Comments welcome. >>> >>> BTW the camera is a nice shooter !! >>> >>> NealF >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >