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adjective
Date: 1920
preparing or serving food that can be cooked quickly to a customer's order <a short-order cook>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
short-order
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short-order — in restaurant jargon, to be made quickly, 1906, from SHORT (Cf. short) (adj.) + ORDER (Cf. order) (n.). First attested in an O. Henry story … Etymology dictionary
short order — n. any food that can be cooked or served quickly when ordered, as at a lunch counter short order adj … English World dictionary
short order — short′ or′der n. coo a serving of food that can be quickly prepared, as at a lunch counter • in short order Etymology: 1890–95 short′ or der, adj … From formal English to slang
short-order — adjective of or relating to food that can be prepared quickly a short order cook • Pertains to noun: ↑short order * * * /shawrt awr deuhr/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or specializing in short orders: a short order cook; short order diner. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
Short Order — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Short (homonymie). Short Order est un film irlandais réalisé par Anthony Byrne, sorti en 2005. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Commentaire … Wikipédia en Français
short-order — /shawrt awr deuhr/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or specializing in short orders: a short order cook; short order diner. 2. performed or supplied quickly: They obtained a short order divorce decree. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
short-order — noun N. Amer. an order or dish of food which can be quickly prepared and served: [as modifier] a short order cook … English new terms dictionary
short-order — adj. Short order is used with these nouns: ↑cook … Collocations dictionary
short order — /ˈʃɔt ɔdə/ (say shawt awduh) noun 1. a meal which can be quickly and easily prepared, as in a cafe. –phrase 2. in short order, with no delay; quickly …
short-order cook — UK US noun [countable] [singular short order cook plural short order cooks] a restaurant worker whose job is to cook food that can be prepared quickly Thesaurus: cooks, cuisine and cookeryhyponym … Useful english dictionary
