short-order
adjective
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short order
noun
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Examples from the Web for short-order
Before the war I was a short-order cook in Zabadani, which is a beautiful tourist valley in Reef Damashq, near Lebanon.
Former Syrian Soldier Describes Life in the Army at the Start of War|Andrew Slater|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEASTCan he keep it up, staying abreast of the culture, serving up opinions like a short-order cook?
But short-order meals are not the thing for regular fare, for in time they will ruin any stomach.
Woodcraft|E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps
British Dictionary definitions for short-order
short order
noun
- food that is easily and quickly prepared
- (as modifier)short-order counter
Word Origin and History for short-order
short-order
of restaurants, from 1897, from adverbial expression in short order "rapidly, with no fuss," from short (adj.) + order (n.).
Idioms and Phrases with short-order
short order
Quickly; see in short order.
An order of food to be prepared and served quickly, as in It's just a diner, serving short orders exclusively. This expression, dating from about 1890, gave rise to the adjective short-order, used not only in short-order cook, a cook specializing in short orders, but in other terms such as short-order divorce, a divorce quickly obtained owing to liberal divorce laws.