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cookshack

American  
[kook-shak] / ˈkʊkˌʃæk /

noun

  1. a simple structure, as on a ranch or at a camp, where food is cooked. cook.

Etymology

Origin of cookshack

First recorded in 1905–10; cook 1 + shack 1

Example Sentences

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Come with me, Andy, an Ah'll tell 'em to give you some grub at the cookshack.

From Three Soldiers by Dos Passos, John

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