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cook noun- a musician who plays with great passion and energy US, 1962
- — Robert S. Gold, A Jazz Lexicon, p. 65, 1964
- on the railways, a rear brakesman US
- — Ramon Adams, The Language of the Railroader, p. 37, 1977
- a look, in the phrases “give a cook,” “have a cook,” “take a cook” UK, 1960
Possibly rhyming slang, or may simply be an accidental rhyme formed by confusion with the Yiddish use of German guck (a look). - extreme criticism AUSTRALIA
- After a poor ride, a dissatisfied trainer might give his jockey or apprentice a “nice old cook”. — Ned Wallish, The Truth Dictionary of Racing Slang, p. 17, 1989
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