cookshop

American  

[kook-shop] / ˈkʊkˌʃɒp /

noun

1. a place where prepared food is sold or served; restaurant.

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Etymology

Origin of cookshop

First recorded in 1545–55; cook ¹ + shop

Example Sentences

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cookshop

At such times the street is lined with listeners, who enjoy a delight equal to that of gazing into a confectioner's window, or snuffing up the steams of a cookshop.

From Little Britain by Washington Irving

"Alas!" said my tutor, "I begin to regret your father's cookshop, where we ate such good morsels while explaining Quintilian."

From The Queen Pedauque by Jos. A. V. Stritzko

Why, there is an excellent cookshop in my street, and I have a running account with him, and so every two days he sends me a very nice supply.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 by Eugène Sue

Clever folks like Jean Blaise, who made big profits amid the general wretchedness, went to the cookshop where they showed their astuteness by stuffing themselves to repletion.

From The Gods are Athirst by Emilie Jackson

As the odour did not pass away, Sir Hampton sought his lady, who had gone to dress, and again made her shed tears by exclaiming against his mansion being made to smell like a cookshop.

From Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One by George Manville Fenn