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
Each crew in turn became kitchen, police, and dish, during three days, and on the fourth, the off crew.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 by Various
On which is kept a record of all details for guard duty, kitchen police, and other details for service in garrison and in the field, except the authorized special and extra duty details.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)
The excused list should include in each company only the mess sergeant, the two cooks, one kitchen police, and men on regimental guard.
From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 To be used by Engineer companies (dismounted) and Coast Artillery companies for Infantry instruction and training by United States War Department
"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 Broun, Heywood
