Historical Examples. 1  I now got my wages for the canton voyage; but they lasted me only a fortnight! 2  We arrived at canton in due time, and found our cargo ready for us. 3  On her arrival at canton, I told the captain my views, and he allowed me to go. 4  The largest is that at Honan, the southern suburb of canton.
cook definition: The definition of a cook is a person who prepares food professionally for a living. (noun) A chef in a restaurant who prepares food for a living is an example of a cook....
cook verb. A1 [I or T] When you cook âfood, you âprepare it to be âeaten by âheating it in a âparticular way, such as âbaking or âboiling, and when âfood cooks, it is âheated until it is âready to âeat: I don't cook âmeat very often.ook verb. A1 [I or T] When you cook âfood, you âprepare it to be âeaten by âheating it in a âparticular way, such as âbaking or âboiling, and when âfood cooks, it is âheated until it is âready to âeat: I don't cook âmeat very often.