单词 | cook-general |
释义 | > as lemmascook-general cook-general n. now historical a domestic servant who does the duties of a cook as well as general housework; cf. general n. 9. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook > [noun] > cook or housekeeper cook-general1896 society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > housekeeper > and cook cook-general1896 1896 Daily News 30 Oct. 10/4 Cook-general and Young Housemaid wanted. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 45/1 A cook-general is expected to undertake a certain amount of general housework. 2004 J. Feather Bachelor List v. 78 Think of the cook-generals, the maids-of-all-work, who rise at six and don't see their beds until midnight. Ill-fed, overworked, underpaid, with two hours off a week. < as lemmas |
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