Definition of cookout
:an outing at which a meal is cooked and served in the open;
also
:the meal cooked
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Prosecutors allege 35-year-old Joshua Hubert, who was a guest at the cookout, kidnapped and assaulted the girl, throwing her off the bridge.
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Crawfish kits, the type of cookware used at backyard cookouts and football tailgates across the south.
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Latu took his third trip to Alabama recently for its Champions Cookout, but did not publicly commit there.
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His first weekend back, five generations of family — from great aunts to grandchildren — gathered in a grove along Brandywine Creek to throw him a cookout.
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In Glendale, more than a dozen block parties have been scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. The parties will feature safety demonstrations, cookouts and mini-festivals.
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One easy summer pie option, whether for a picnic or a cookout, is the hand pie.
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Respondents told Sullivan his uncut yard looked fine and urged him to go to the next HOA meeting or hold a large cookout as a show of defiance.
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This weekend, Americans around the country celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks, cookouts, and various other patriotic celebrations.
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First Known Use of cookout
1947
COOKOUT Defined for English Language Learners
cookout
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Definition of cookout for English Language Learners
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: a meal or party at which food is cooked and served outdoors
COOKOUT Defined for Kids
cookout
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cook·out
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Definition of cookout for Students
:a meal or party at which food is cooked and served outdoors
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