Emily Dickinson Lexicon

KITCH'EN, n. [Sax. cycene; G. küche; D. keuken; Sw. kok; Dan. kokke; W. cegin; It. cucina; L. coquina; Sp. cocina; from the root of L. coquo, to cook.]

1. A cook-room; the room of a house appropriated to cookery. A fat kitchen makes a lean will. – Franklin.
2. In ships, the galley or caboose.
3. A utensil for roasting meat; as, a tin kitchen.