| Cook (cook) |
|---|
| v. i. | (k***oomac]k) |
|---|
| Cook |
| [Of
imitative origin.] |
To make the noise of the cuckoo.
|
| Cook (cook) |
|---|
| v. t. | (k***oocr]k) |
|---|
| Cook |
| [Etymol.
unknown.] |
|
| Cook (cook) |
|---|
| n. | (k***oocr]k) |
|---|
| Cook |
[AS.
c c, fr. l. cocus, coquus,
coquus, fr. coquere to cook; akin to Gr. (?), Skr.
pac, and to E. apricot, biscuit,
concoct, dyspepsia, precocious. Cf.
|
One whose occupation is
to prepare food for the table; one who dresses or cooks meat or
vegetables for eating.
A fish, the
European striped wrasse.
|
To prepare, as food, by
boiling, roasting, baking, broiling, etc.] to make suitable for
eating, by the agency of fire or heat.
To concoct or prepare; hence, to
tamper with or alter; to garble; -- often with up; as, to
cook up a story; to cook an account.
|
| Cook (cook) |
|---|
| v. i. | (k***oocr]k) |
|---|
| Cook |
|
To
prepare food for the table.
|
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