Definition of "cookbook" []

• A book containing recipes and other information about the preparation of food. (noun)
• A manual that describes how to assemble and deploy a biological or chemical weapon. (noun)

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• "This cookbook is a great resource for these fruit desserts because it seems to cover all of them."
• "I think creating a cookbook is a great resolution."
• "Your cookbook is at the top of my Christmas list this year."