cook-general
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In it were Mr. and Mrs. Railton-Rogers, seven little Rogerses, a nursemaid, and what is known in suburbia as a cook-general.
From Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George
Have you any sort of idea what it means to keep a home going with big ideas and little means, and a cook-general to thwart your efforts?
From The Love Affairs of Pixie by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
It was just four, and the cook-general, who ought to have been now in her housemaid's phase, was still upstairs divesting herself of her more culinary characteristics.-307- Marjorie opened the door.
From Marriage by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
A little while ago this praise would have made her glow sweetly, but now it tasted sour in her mouth; she did not particularly wish to be a magnificent cook-general, a magnificent charwoman.
From Married Life The True Romance by Edginton, May
There was a ring at the bell, and the "cook-general" entered with a card held between a floury thumb and a buttery forefinger.
From A Woman's Burden by Hume, Fergus
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