† peteˈcure, -ˈcurieObs. [AF. for OF.petite keuerie(see cury); cf.Petty Cury, name of a street in Cambridge.] ‘Small cookery’, cookery on a small or simple scale. c1420Liber Cocorum (1862) 42 Of petecure I wylle preche; What falles þer to ȝow wylle I teche.