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Definition of Cookmaid
1. n. A female servant or maid who dresses provisions and assists the cook.
Definition of Cookmaid
1. Noun. (dated) A female servant who dresses provisions and assists the cook. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cookmaid
1. a maid who cooks [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cookmaid
Literary usage of Cookmaid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"A. Yet. Did the duchess tell you, that sir John Germaine was her brother?—She
gave it out among the neighbours, but never told her so. Wag you cookmaid? ..."
2. Cobbett's Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High ...by William Cobbett by William Cobbett (1812)
"A. Yes. Did the duchess tell you, that sir John Germaine was her brother ?—She
gave it out among the neighbours, but never told her so. Was you cookmaid ? ..."
3. German Popular Tales and Household Stories by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm (1869)
"While she did so, she asked, " What does my brother Reginald T The cookmaid
answered, "He lies buried in the ground, With vipers nil around 1" Then the Swan ..."
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