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.
Origin of kitchen police
First recorded in 1915–20
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Related Words for kitchen police
body, duty, force, army, assignment, detachment, fatigue, party, organization, squad, unit, KPExamples from the Web for kitchen police
Historical Examples of kitchen police
He was learning much more of kitchen-police work than of guard mount.
Not kitchen-police work and endless drill and digging holes and taking baths.
kitchen police
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