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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

cooking

· IPA /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/
01 n. the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared; cookery.
  1. 1.
    the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared; cookery.
  2. 2.
    the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.