Associations to the word «Cooke»

Wiktionary

COOKE, proper noun. An occupational surname​ for a cook, or a seller of cooked food.
COOKE TRIPLET, noun. (historical) A photographic lens comprising a negative flint glass element in the centre with a crown glass element on each side.

Dictionary definition

COOKE, noun. United States journalist (born in England in 1908).
COOKE, noun. United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley