cooktent

noun

cooktent

noun

Etymology From cook + tent.

1

A tent that is equipped with cooking paraphernalia that supplies food for a camp.

  • Our cooktent had a pleasant business warmth, too.1987, Herbert Gold, The Man Who Was Not With It, page 14:
  • The cooktent had been cleaned with the help of the clients on roster, then finished off by the reps.2010, Shannon Meadows, Road Wench: It's a Tour, Not a Holiday:
1 more example
  • Jean seemed to be considering my proposition, almost as if I'd asked her up to my hotel room instead of over to a lousy cooktent for a cup of coffee.2017, Ed McBain, Don't Crowd Me:

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