cookdom

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cookdom

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From cook + -dom.

noun

The role or status of cook. Besides the honour, the perquisites are good; accordingly, all old quartermasters, captains of tops, &c., look forward to the cookdom, as the cardinals look to the popedom; […]
The realm or sphere of cooks. In answer to this call, a fat, pleasant-looking colored woman appeared in the doorway, and as if fresh from the regions of cookdom, wiped the drops of perspiration from her round jolly face.

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@misc{cookdom_2026,
  title = {cookdom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cookdom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}