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....
3. a surface for the preparation of food in a kitchen, esp. on a low cabinet. 4. anything used to keep account, esp. a disk or other small object used in games, as in checkers. Idioms: 1. over the counter, a. (of the sale of stock) through a broker's office rather than through the stock exchange.