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cook-general
noun
- (formerly, esp in the 1920s and '30s) a domestic servant who did cooking and housework
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There was a ring at the bell, and the "cook-general" entered with a card held between a floury thumb and a buttery forefinger.
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I spoke so well that a cook-general offered herself to me as soon as the conference was over.
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I shall bribe, plead, consent to any arrangement if I can but net a cook-general.
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And the household generally was in the hands of a trustworthy cook-general, who maintained a tolerable routine.
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And, by the way, I'm greatly in need of a cook-general, if you happen to see one.
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