cook-general

noun plural cooks-general

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

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Words nearby cook-general

cooker, cookery, cookery book, cookery stove, Cookeville, cook-general, cookhouse, cookie, cookie cutter, cookie jar, cookie press

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Example sentences from the Web for cook-general

I shall bribe, plead, consent to any arrangement if I can but net a cook-general.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 23, 1919|Various
I spoke so well that a cook-general offered herself to me as soon as the conference was over.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 23, 1919|Various
With the assistance of the "cook-general" she made the beds, and dusted the rooms, and laid the table.
A Woman's Burden|Fergus Hume
She had come with him to Witching Hill Road as cook-general.
Witching Hill|E. W. Hornung

There was a ring at the bell, and the "cook-general" entered with a card held between a floury thumb and a buttery forefinger.
A Woman's Burden|Fergus Hume

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