kitchen police
noun Military.
soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
duty as assistant to the cooks. Abbreviation: K.P.
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Origin of kitchen police
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby kitchen police
kitchen garden, kitchen kaffir, kitchenmaid, kitchen match, kitchen midden, kitchen police, kitchen sink, kitchen tea, kitchenware, kite, kite fighting
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Example sentences from the Web for kitchen police
Not kitchen-police work and endless drill and digging holes and taking baths.
Short Stories of the New America|VariousHe was learning much more of kitchen-police work than of guard mount.
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British Dictionary definitions for kitchen police
kitchen police
pl n
US soldiers who have been detailed to work in the kitchen, esp as a punishmentAbbreviation: KP
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