cook-general

British (formerly, esp in the 1920s and '30s) a domestic servant who did cooking and housework

Words nearby cook-general

I shall bribe, plead, consent to any arrangement if I can but net a cook-general.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 23, 1919 |Various
I spoke so well that a cook-general offered herself to me as soon as the conference was over.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 23, 1919 |Various
With the assistance of the "cook-general" she made the beds, and dusted the rooms, and laid the table.

A Woman's Burden |Fergus Hume
She had come with him to Witching Hill Road as cook-general.

Witching Hill |E. W. Hornung

There was a ring at the bell, and the "cook-general" entered with a card held between a floury thumb and a buttery forefinger.

A Woman's Burden |Fergus Hume