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
But I suddenly thought of a tour of kitchen police and restrained myself.
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
A large tent was erected for the kitchen and it was there that the men were initiated into the secrets of "kitchen police."
From History of Ambulance Company Number 139 by Various
The colonel, therefore, instead of sentencing him to be shot, kicked his buttocks roundly for him and assigned him to kitchen police.
From The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution by Munguía, E. (Enrique)
