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Definition of cookout
: an outing at which a meal is cooked and served in the open; also : the meal cooked
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Recent Examples of cookout from the Web
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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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If holidays are all about tradition, there is no doubt the Fourth of July means backyard barbecues and cookouts.
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Kickoff cookout Celebrate the start of summer break at the community event.
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Put a night on the books for a picnic or cookout at the beach while the kids swim and the grown-ups visit and relax.
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The department's 2017 cookouts will be at Evergreen View Park, 87th Avenue and 141st Street on Monday, Discovery Park, 11500 Brookhill Drive on July 10 and Cachey Park, 8401 Wheeler Drive on July 24.
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Bring dinner for a cookout; a grill will be provided.
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The drama continued on Memorial Day, when Spaulding wanted to go with Woods to a family cookout.
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First Known Use of cookout
1947
COOKOUT Defined for English Language Learners
cookout
playDefinition 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
playDefinition of cookout for Students
: a meal or party at which food is cooked and served outdoors
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