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/kooks/a guided but cursory tour of the major features of a place or area.[1905-10; after Thomas Cook (1808-92), English travel agent]
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Cook's tour
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Cook's tour — Cook s′ tour′ n. a rapid, cursory tour of the major features of a place • Etymology: 1905–10; after Thomas Cook (1808–92), English travel agent … From formal English to slang
Cook's tour — [kooks] n. [after Thomas Cook & Son, Brit travel agents] any guided sightseeing or inspection tour: a humorous usage … English World dictionary
cook's tour — ˈku̇ks noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Thomas Cook died 1892 English tourist agent : a quick tour in which attractions are viewed very briefly and cursorily : a quick cursory scanning a 15 hour Cook s tour of the Philippines… … Useful english dictionary
Cook's tour — noun informal a rapid tour of many places. Origin early 20th cent.: from the name of the English travel agent Thomas Cook … English new terms dictionary
Cook's tour — noun Etymology: Thomas Cook & Son, English travel agency Date: circa 1909 a rapid or cursory survey or review … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cook's tour — /kʊks ˈtʊə/ (say kooks toouh) noun a wideranging, rapid and usually superficial survey of a place or field of interest. {from Thomas Cook, 1808–92, English pioneer of the tourist trade} …
Cook's tour — noun A long or complicated journey, an indirect route. The detour meant that we had to go on a twenty mile Cooks tour to get home … Wiktionary
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