English · Slang Attested

cold cook

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An undertaker.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người làm công việc mai táng

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

The three of us took a big sigh as the cold cook took the sheet and pulled it back.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An undertaker of funerals, or carrion hunter. See CARRION HUNTER.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người tổ chức tang lễ hoặc thợ săn xác

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Era: ca. 1811 (Georgian)

Where it’s used: Origin British & Irish English

Sources & notes

Historical definition reproduced from Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811 edition, public domain; Project Gutenberg #5402, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

an undertaker. Cold cook’s shop, an undertaker’s.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người làm dịch vụ tang lễ

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Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)

Where it’s used: Origin British & Irish English

Sources & notes

Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “cold cook” mean?

An undertaker.

Is “cold cook” formal or informal?

cold cook is generally slang.