cookhouse

cookhouse
/kook"hows'/, n., pl. cookhouses /-how'ziz/.
a building or place for cooking, esp. a camp kitchen.
[1785-95; COOK1 + HOUSE]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cookhouse — Country  South Africa Province Eastern Cape Time zone SAST (UTC+2) …   Wikipedia

  • cookhouse — [kook′hous΄] n. a place for cooking, as an outdoor kitchen or a ship s galley …   English World dictionary

  • cookhouse — noun Date: 1789 a building for cooking …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cookhouse — noun A small house where cooking takes place; a kitchen house …   Wiktionary

  • cookhouse — cook|house [ˈkukhaus] n old fashioned an outdoor kitchen where you cook food, especially in a military camp …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cookhouse — noun a building used for cooking, especially on a ranch or military camp …   English new terms dictionary

  • cookhouse — noun (C) old fashioned an outdoor kitchen where you cook food, especially in a military camp …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cookhouse — cook•house [[t]ˈkʊkˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t] ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] a building or place for cooking, esp. a camp kitchen • Etymology: 1785–95 …   From formal English to slang

  • cookhouse — /ˈkʊkhaʊs/ (say kookhows) noun a kitchen standing alone or detached from the main building, as in jails, army camps, early farm houses …  

  • cookhouse —   Hale imu, hale umu, hale kāhumu, pāpa i kahu, pāpa i ai, kāhuna imu (pre European); hale kuke (modern) …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”