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cookery

coo·kery

UK/ˈkʊk(ə)ɹi/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

  • “cooking can be a great art”
  • “people are needed who have experience in cookery”
  • “he left the preparation of meals to his wife”

Origin

From Middle English cokerie, kokery, equivalent to cook + -ery.

Phrases

  • cookery book

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