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cookbook - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun A book containing recipes and other information about the preparation of food.
noun A manual that describes how to assemble and deploy a biological or chemical weapon.
from The Century Dictionary.
noun A book containing recipes and instructions for cooking.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun U.S. A book of directions and receipts for cooking; a cookery book.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun a book of recipes and cooking directions
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From cook + book ; possibly also a calque from German Kochbuch (de), from kochen "cook" + Buch "book".
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Examples
This cookbook is a great resource for these fruit desserts because it seems to cover all of them.
Rustic Fruit Desserts: Crumbles, Buckles, Cobblers, Pandowdies, and More | Baking Bites 2009
For bakers and cooks, or those who are reasonably likely to spend some time in the kitchen, a cookbook is a great and easy to find gift idea.
Last Minute Foodie Holiday Gift Ideas | Baking Bites 2009
Your cookbook is at the top of my Christmas list this year.
Chocolate Gingersnap Cookies | Baking Bites 2009
I think creating a cookbook is a great resolution.
Foodie New Year’s Resolutions 2009 | Baking Bites 2009
For people who are trying to cope, medication-free, without dairy products in their diet, this cookbook is an essential purchase.
Top Ten Bestsellers - #5 Steve Carper 2008
This cookbook is the one item my parents own that both my sister and I have adamantly laid claim to.
ow. 2006
For me, buying a cookbook is at times a difficult endeavour.
Frollicking in Belgium with some Earl Grey cookies.. IMBB #17 Michele 2005
This cookbook is a collection of family, personal and regional recipes that Ms. Rawlings liked to cook, and she was apparently a very good cook indeed.
Cross Creek Cornbread Lindy 2005
For me, buying a cookbook is at times a difficult endeavour.
My first Keller creation.. Michele 2005
The cookbook is divided up into chapters by type and stars out with chocolate chip cookies, including recipes like Toffee Chip Snickerdoodles alongside more classic sounding cookies.
The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook | Baking Bites 2009
hernesheir commented on the word cookbook
One of my favorite cookbooks is Copeland Marks' tome Sephardic Cooking.
March 23, 2011