DCHP-1 Online

bullcook ((n.))

• n. See 1913 quote.

  See also: jungle cook  

  • The name probably derives from the handyman's responsibility for preparing and heating ("cooking") the bran mash fed to the bulls (oxen) at a lumber camp.

  • 1913  Bull-cook, a handyman in a lumber camp, who carries water, splits wood, and does other chores, especially assisting the cookees.
  • 1947  The bullcook will be reminded to keep the sinks as clean as possible.
  • 1963  But even such lowly creatures as laborers and bull cooks and chain men followed the progress of the steel.