cook-general
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And the household generally was in the hands of a trustworthy cook-general, who maintained a tolerable routine.
From Marriage by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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 Herbert George Jenkins
With the assistance of the "cook-general" she made the beds, and dusted the rooms, and laid the table.
From A Woman's Burden by Fergus Hume
Her voice, concise and direct, rapped out: 'So you require a cook-general?'
From Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel by Florence A. (Florence Antoinette) Kilpatrick
I shall bribe, plead, consent to any arrangement if I can but net a cook-general.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919 by Various
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