kitchen police
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Jimmy Durante got himself made "honorary brigadier general" and honorary head of kitchen police, at Camp Langdon, N.H.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the regular service the roster covers guard duty and other duties, notably kitchen, police and other fatigue work.
From Military Instructors Manual by Schoonmaker, Oliver
I have a side partner on the kitchen police.
From Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man by Crump, Irving
We had become quite proficient with shovels and push-brooms, by reason of previous experience, and strangely enough the men usually chose this duty in preference to the daily duties of kitchen police and guard.
From History of Ambulance Company Number 139 by Various
On the way to Europe he had been in charge of the kitchen police on board the transport and here had earned himself the name of "Spuds" Murphy.
From Average Americans by Roosevelt, Theodore
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