"Cook's tour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Cook's tours [plural]
Etymology: From Thomas Cook, considered to be the world's first travel agent, running guided tours of Europe and the Middle East in the mid-1800s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cook's tour (plural Cook's tours)
  1. (informal) A long or complicated journey, an indirect route. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Cook's_tour-en-noun-XObRuy1t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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