The term Cook may refer to:
- cook (profession)
- cook (servant), a servant who cooks food for his or her employer
- cook (verb), to prepare food, especially by heating
- cook (verb), to alter financial records ("books") to obscure revenue streams and amounts, often for tax evasion
- cook (verb), to intercept and alter messages by radio or other means, used in reference to espionage
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Famous quotes containing the word cook:
“The rule for hospitality and Irish “help,” is, to have the same dinner every day throughout the year. At last, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy learns to cook it to a nicety, the host learns to carve it, and the guests are well served.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“I love it, I love it; and who shall dare
To chide me for loving that old arm-chair?”
—Eliza Cook (1818–1889)
“A monarchy is like a man-of-war—bad shots between wind and water hurt it exceedingly; there is a danger of capsizing. But democracy is a raft. You cannot easily overturn it. It is a wet place, but it is a pretty safe one.”
—Flavius Josephus Cook (1838–1901)