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....
I'm cooking bangers and mash. (intransitive) To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients. He's in the kitchen, cooking. (intransitive) To be being cooked. The dinner is cooking on the stove. (intransitive, figuratively) To be uncomfortably hot.