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cook•ie

Pronunciation: (kook'ē), [key]
—n.
1. a small cake made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan (cookie sheet) and baked.
2. Informal.dear; sweetheart (a term of address, usually connoting affection).
3. Slang.
a. a person: a smart cookie; a tough cookie.
b. an alluring young woman.
4. South Atlantic U.S. (chiefly North Carolina). a doughnut.
5. Scot.a bun.
6. toss or spill one's cookies, Slang.to vomit. Also,cooky.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

cookhouse

cookie cutter

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