Reverse Dictionary: COOK

ADJECTIVES
► BACK-HET twice cooked or heated; said of food → 1911 Sc. obs.
► BRUNOISE of vegetables, etc.: cut into very small dice before cooking → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► CAST whipped, curded → 1597 cookery usage
► CULINARIOUS pert. to cookery → 1838
► ENOUGH cooked sufficiently; said of food → 1854 Eng. dial.
► MAGIRIC pert. to cookery → 1853
► MAGIRISTIC pert. to cookery → 1892
► MAGIROLOGICAL skilled in cookery → 1814
► MUMBLED cooked to a very soft consistency → 1879
► NEAR underdone in cooking; said of food → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NEAT dainty, tasteful; said of preparations in cookery → 1611
► SAM-SODDEN half cooked, half done → a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SCRIMPT underdone in cooking; said of meat → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)

ADVERBS
► CULINARILY with regard to cookery → 1837

NOUNS
► BABBLING cooking → 1962 US sl.
► BIKE the hook of the crook from which pots hang over a fire in cooking → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► CABOOSE a cooking shed → 1985 Cayman Islands
► COCTURE a cooking; a product of cooking → 1662 obs.
► COOKICS cookery – humorously regarded as a branch of science → 1845 obs.
► COQUICIDE the killing of a cook → 1870
► COQUINATION a cooking of food → 1658 obs.
► CURE cookery → a1400-50 obs.
► CURY cookery → a1387 obs.
► FRY-UP a quickly made dish or meal prepared by frying, often of cold cooked food → 1967 sl.
► GASTROLOGY the science of cooking for the stomach; hence, cookery, good eating → 1810
► GUNBOAT a tin can as an improvised cooking utensil → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HASTERY the process or art of roasting meat; roast meats collectively → c1420 obs.
► HASTINESS a fanciful name for a ‘company’ of cooks → c1491 obs.
► JAM-RAG something overcooked → 1869 Eng. dial. obs.
► MAGIRICS the art of cooking → 1889
► MAGIROLOGY the art of cookery → 1814
► PAN, THE a frying pan of food; a fry-up → 20C Ulster sl.
► POSH NOSH cordon bleu cookery → 20C Brit. sl.
► PUDDING-KEN a cook-shop → 19C cant
► PUDDING-SNAMMER a cook-shop → E19 thieves’ sl.
► RAIN-TREE ► RAN-TREE the beam over the fire on which pots, kettles, etc., are hung → 1905 Sc. obs. (Bk.)
► SCOVIN the crust which adheres to a vessel in which food has been cooked; generally in plural → 19C Sc.
► SHACKLE-UP an act of preparing food in a pot → 1935 sl.
► SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN something prepared for eating by frying in a pan → 1816 Sc.
► TEX-MEX a style of cooking characteristic of the Texas-Mexico border region → 1949 Amer. sl.
► THIVEL a stick for stirring porridge or anything cooked in a pot → 1483 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TURNING-TREE a large stick used for stirring a cooking pot → 1832 Sc.

NOUNS, PERSON
► BAB a cook, esp. one who works in a sheep station, army, camp, etc.→ 1919 Aust. & NZ, from rhyming sl. ‘Babbling Brook’
► BABACHY ► BABBACHEE ► BOBACHEE ► BOBARCHEE ► BOBBERJEE a male cook → 1810 Anglo-Indian
► BABBLER a cook, esp. a cook on a sheep station, army camp, etc.→ 1904 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl., Babbling Brook
► BABBLING BROOK a cook, esp. for a camp or for an isolated group of shepherds, musterers etc.→ 1919 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
► BABBLINS an army cook → 1919 Aust. services’ sl. (Bk.)
► BAIT-LAYER an outback cook, a station cook; later, an army cook, a restaurant cook → 1900 Aust. & NZ sl.
► BALL GRUNT a cook’s helper → 1945 criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► BAWURCHEE an Indian cook → 1898 (Bk.)
► BEAN a cook or cook’s helper; usually as a nickname → World War I Amer. sl.
► BEAN MASTER a cook → 1944 Amer. dial.
► BEAN-SLINGER a cook → 1907 US Army & Navy sl.
► BELLY-BURGLAR ► BELLY-ROBBER a logging camp cook → c1915 Amer. sl., orig. Navy & Army usage
► BELLY-CHEATER a cook → 1910 Amer. jocular usage
► BELLY-PATCH a cook, a chef → 1795 UK sl.
► BISCUIT ROLLER a cook at a camp or ranch → c1870 Amer. sl.
► BISCUIT SHOOTER a cook at a camp or ranch → 1893 Amer. West. sl.
► BLACKSMITH a cook on an outback station → 1933 Aust. sl., usually derogatory
► BOARDINGHOUSE MAN a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BOILER a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BULL-COOK a male cook at a mining or lumber camp → 1917 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► BURGER-FLIPPER a lowly hamburger cook in a fast-food restaurant → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► CAN-OPENER a cook → 1918 US sl.
► CHIEF OF THE DISHRAG a cook → 1864 US sl.
► CHOW-SLINGER a cook → 1917 US military sl.
► CHUCK SPOILER a cook → World War II Amer. sl.
► COOKEE ► COOKEY ► COOKIE ► COOKY a cook; a cook’s helper in the lumber-camps → 1776 sl.
► COOKO a cook → 1919 US sl.
► COOSIE a cook on a ranch or a cattle drive → 1933 Amer. dial.
► COSYNER a cook → 1533 obs.
► CRUMB CHASER a cook’s helper in a logging camp → 1958 Amer. dial.
► CUSTRON an assistant to a cook or cook; a kitchen servant, a scullion → c1400 arch.
► DINERO a cook on a ranch or trail drive → 1920 Amer. dial.
► DOCTOR ► DOCTOR, THE a cook on a ship or at a camp → 1821 sl.
► DOG-COOK a male cook → 1825 obs.
► DOUGH BEATER ► DOUGH ROLLER a cook; a baker → World War II Amer. sl.
► DOUGH BELLY the cook → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► DOUGH BOXER a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DOUGH-HEAD a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DRAININGS a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DRAINS a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DRIPPING a cook, esp. a bad one → c1860 sl.
► DUFF-MAKER a cook → 1836 US nautical sl.
► FLUNKY an assistant cook in a mining or lumber camp → 20C US sl.
► FOOD BURNER a cook → 1942 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► FRESH COOK a cook who uses very little salt → 1890 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► GALLEY-HOUND a cook or cook’s helper → 1919 US nautical sl.
► GALLEY SLAVE a mess cook → 1961 US Navy sl.
► GALLY-SWAB a cook’s steward → c1880 sl.
► GREASEBALL a cook, esp. a bad one → 1930 Amer. dial.
► GREASE BURNER a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GREASE POT a cook, usually one in a prison or camp → 1914 US sl.
► GREASE SPOT a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GREASE SWABBER a cook, esp. a bad one → 1958 Amer. dial.
► GREASY an outback cook, esp. cooking for a number of men → L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
► GRUB-CHOKER a camp cook → 1879 Amer. sl.
► GRUB-SLINGER a cook → 1912 Amer. sl.
► GRUB-SPOILER a cook; a ship’s cook → 1883 sl.
► GUT-BURGLAR a cook → 1925 Amer. logging sl.
► GUT-ROBBER a cook, esp. a bad one → 1919 US sl.
► HASH-BURNER a cook → 1941 US sl.
► HASH DRIVER a cook; orig. a combination cook and chuck-wagon driver → 1879 US sl.
► HASHER a cook in a cheap restaurant or cafe → 1887 Aust. & US sl.
► HASH HANDLER a short-order cook in a cheap restaurant or hash house → 1879 US colloq.
► HASH HOISTER a short-order cook in a cheap restaurant or hash house → 1938 US colloq.
► HASH SLINGER a short-order cook in a cheap restaurant or hash house → 1868 US colloq.
► HASH WRECKER a cook in the Merchant Navy → 1950 nautical sl. (Bk.)
► INTERIOR DECORATOR a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JACK-NASTY-FACE a cook’s mate → 1852 nautical  usage (Bk.)
► KITCHENIST a cook; one who works in a kitchen → a1618 obs.
► KITCHEN MECHANIC a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LADY OF THE FRYING-PAN a cook → 1809 jocular usage, obs.
► MAGIRIST an expert in cookery → 1814
► MAGIROLOGIST an expert in cookery → 1814
► MAISTRY a cook 1798 Indian
► MEAT BURNER a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► MESS BOILER a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► MESS MOLL the woman cook → c1928 Amer. stage sl.
► MONGEY WALLAH a cook or assistant cook → World War I Eng. sl.
► MULLIGAN MIXER a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► O.C. GREASE the master cook → c1915 military sl.
► OLD LADY a male cook, as on a ranch or in camp → 1892 US sl.
► OLD WOMAN a male cook, as on a ranch → 1922 US sl.
► PAN-WRESTLER a cook → 1942 US sl.
► POISONER a cook, esp. a cook on a sheep or cattle station → 1905 Aust. & NZ jocular usage
► POT RASSLER ► POT-RASTLER a cook → 1936 African-American sl.
► POT WRESTLER a cook; a chef → 1947 Amer. sl.
► POTHOOKS the cook → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► POTINGARIE  a cook; an apothecary, druggist → 1715 Sc. obs.
► POTINGER ► POTTINGER a cook; an apothecary, druggist → 1715 Sc. obs.
► POT-RUSTLER a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► POT-SLINGER a cook → 1908 US sl.
► POTTISEAR a pastry-cook → 1825 (Bk.)
► POT-WALLOPER a cook, esp. on a ship; a kitchen worker, one who cleans pots, a scullion, a person engaged in menial work → 1859 US sl.
► POT-WRESTLER the cook on a whaler → 1840 nautical sl.
► QUEEN OF THE DRIPPING-PAN a cook → 1809
► RISSOLE KING an army cook → 1919 Aust. services’ sl. (Bk.)
► RUSTLER a ranch cook → 1887 Amer. dial.
► SAINT OF THE SAUCEPAN an expert cook → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► SALLIE a cook → 1936 US cowboys’ sl. (Bk.)
► SALLY THOMPSON a shearer’s cook → c1910 Aust. rural sl.
► SALMAGUNDY a cook → 18C colloq.
► SALMON-GUNDY a cook → L18 colloq.
► SHEFFI a cook on a ranch or trail drive → 1920 Amer. dial.
► SIZZLER 1. the cook of a logging or construction camp; one who generally fried food → 1925 Amer. dial.
2. an unskilled cook → 1975 US sl.
► SLUM BURNER an army cook → 1930 military sl.
► SLUSH COOK a cook’s assistant → 1887 Amer. dial.
► SLUSHER a ship’s cook; any cook → L19 Aust.
► SLUSHEY ► SLUSHIE ► SLUSHY a ship’s cook, esp. as a nickname; any cook’ any unskilled kitchen or domestic help → 1859 sl.
► SLUSH HANDLER a cook’s assistant → 1956 Amer. dial.
► SPOIL-BROTH a cook → c1860 colloq.
► STAR CHIEF a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► STEW BUILDER a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► STEW BUM a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► STOMACH ROBBER a cook → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► TAFFLE ► TAFFLER a cook’s helper in a logging camp → 1986 US lumberjacks’ usage (Bk.)
► WATER BURNER a cook → 1950s Aust. sl.
► WHITE MARY a female cook → 1892 Aust. Aboriginal usage (Bk.)
► ZOUAVE a cook → 20C Amer. sl., World War I usage

PHRASES
► CANIDDLING PIE said to put off a child when they ask, “What are you making?”  → 1968 Amer. dial.
► GOD MADE THE FOOD, BUT THE DEVIL MADE THE COOK said of a poor cook → 1916 Amer. dial.

VERBS
► BOX UP THE DOUGH to cook → 1907 Amer. loggers’ usage
► BRAID to mix thoroughly, to reduce to a smooth texture → 1853 Amer. dial.
► BURN to cook, esp. if very well → 1970 Amer. dial., African-American
► COQUINATE to play the cook → 1656 obs.
► DECOCT 1. to cook, to boil; to prepare as food by the agency of fire → c1420 obs.
2. to warm up, as in cooking → 1599 obs.
► FARCE to stuff an animal (a piece of meat) with force-meat (ground meat), herbs, etc.→ a1300 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
► FRIZZ to make a sputtering noise in frying → 1834
► FRIZZLE to make a sputtering noise in frying → 1839
► GRIZZLE to fry, to over-cook → 1900 Eng. dial.
► HAISTER to cook too hastily, to burn, to scorch; applied to badly-made toast or scones baked on an over-heated girdle → 1808 Sc.
► JABBLE to cook badly or with a want of skill → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► JUMP to cook in a frying pan, shaking up from time to time → 1870
► LYE to thicken soups, sauces, etc.→ c1390 obs.
► MAKE MEAT to prepare food → a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► MASK to cover meat with any rich sauce, ragout, etc.→ 1877
► NUKE to cook or warm-up food in a microwave-oven → 1984 colloq.
► PAD ► PAT to coat with breadcrumbs or batter before frying → 1968 Amer. dial.
► PARCH to toast or roast foodstuffs, esp. nuts, grains, and the like; to pop corn → 1622
► PONASK to cook food, esp. game or fish, on a stick set in the ground next to an open fire → 1922 Can.
► PUT THE BIG POT IN THE LITTLE POT to make emergency preparations to feed unexpected guests; to prepare a lavish meal, esp. for guests → 1892 Amer. dial.
► PUT THE BIG POT IN THE LITTLE POT AND MAKE SOUP OUT OF THE LEGS to cook a big meal, to prepare for visitors, to try to surpass oneself in such preparation → 1909 Amer. dial.
► PUT THE LITTLE POT IN THE BIG POT AND STEW THE DISHRAG to provide a meal for unexpected company → 1946 Amer. dial.
► RAZZLE to cook meat so that the outside is scorched while the inside remains raw; to dry → 1876 Eng. dial.
► SCRAWL to cook anything too much → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SMOTHER to cook slowly in a covered pan → 1839 Amer. dial.
► SOAK to bake or roast thoroughly → 1848 Amer. dial.
► TEW to overdo in cooking; to make tough → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► TOIL to stir, to mix by stirring → c1430 obs.
► WHIP UP to speedily prepare a dish or meal → 1849 sl.