† ˈcook-wench Obs.
A servant-girl employed in cooking; = cook-maid.
| 1748 Smollett Rod. Rand. xl. The cook-wench and dairy-maid. 1795 Wolcott (P. Pindar) Wks. 1812 IV. 199 Thy Cook-wench soon becomes thy proper mate. 1811 Orme Govt. Indostan 413 An Indian cook-wench. |