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cookbook

American  
[kook-book] / ˈkʊkˌbʊk /
British, cookery book

noun

  1. a book containing recipes and instructions for cooking.


Etymology

Origin of cookbook

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; cook 1 + book

Example Sentences

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Choice is sometimes the ultimate gift, so load up a Cookbook gift card for the grocery shop lover in your life.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

The pair's first TV appearance together was The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook in 2004, which was part cooking show and part travel programme and in the first episode the duo rode the length of Portugal.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

First, there was his "Seriously Good Chili Cookbook," and now there's a follow-up, "Seriously Good Barbecue Cookbook."

From Salon • May 30, 2024

Myers and King met in the 1990s and went on to become household names while presenting The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook on BBC TV together from 2006.

From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024

Once in a while, to see how the game is going, I bring in glasses of milk and vanilla-chocolate pin- wheel cookies which I’ve made out of the Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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