cook-general

British  

noun

1. (formerly, esp in the 1920s and '30s) a domestic servant who did cooking and housework

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Example Sentences

And the household generally was in the hands of a trustworthy cook-general, who maintained a tolerable routine.

From Marriage by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

I spoke so well that a cook-general offered herself to me as soon as the conference was over.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919 by Various

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

And, by the way, I'm greatly in need of a cook-general, if you happen to see one.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 22, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

"Wanted.—Good cook-general, for very small Naval officer's family."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 30, 1917 by Seaman, Owen, Sir