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
Unnoticed by either of the contestants, a considerable number of the cooks and "kitchen police" had gathered to witness the difficulty between the two.
From Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
Orderlies, kitchen police and cooks were furnished to the American Red Cross Hospital and helpers to American Red Cross Headquarters.
From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Lewis E. Jahns
"I think he has," said Peter, "but the trouble is he feels that he's got a permanent assignment on kitchen police."
From The Boy Grew Older by Heywood Broun
In the regular service the roster covers guard duty and other duties, notably kitchen, police and other fatigue work.
From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker
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