Definition
bullcook
noun
- A cook's assistant or helper in a logging camp, ranch, or similar work setting.
Usage: informal; chiefly North American; historical or regional
Examples
- The bullcook prepared vegetables and cleaned the kitchen for the main cook.
- In the logging camp, the bullcook was responsible for keeping the cookhouse organized.
- He started as a bullcook before working his way up to head cook.
- The bullcook hauled water and firewood for the camp's kitchen.