Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, on board a man-of-war, one of the covered chests belonging to each mess of the crew, in which small articles of mess-gear are kept.
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Examples
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David, who had been absent on sick-leave, returned from home, bringing a large mess-chest of delicious edibles, which we enjoyed immensely, having Willie Preston, from Lexington, who had just joined the College company, to dine with us.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Edward A. Moore
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But here you must live off of the land or out of your mess-chest.
The American Missionary — Volume 44, No. 01, January, 1890 Various
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In the front half will be packed all of our camp furniture and things, the knockdown bed, mess-chest, two little stoves (one for cooking), the bedding which will be tightly rolled in canvas and strapped, and so on.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe
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After Charlie's "flixee" so much mess-chest china, Faye had made to order a complete set for four people of white agate ware with blue bands.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe
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The mess-chest, and Faye's camp bedding are always in readiness for ordinary occasions, but for a camp of several months in this climate, where it can be really hot one day and freezing cold the next, it was necessary to add many more things.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe
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She pointed to the old army mess-chest, that always accompanied them on their picnics and outings.
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We have a stout four-horse wagon to carry the bedding and the food; in its rear a mess-chest is rigged to hold the knives, forks, cans, etc.
The Round-Up 1896
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Investigation showed the mess-chest to be empty, on which Jem evinced much surprise and indignation at the want of integrity "of dese here Southern soldiers."
Recollections of a Virginian in the Mexican, Indian, and Civil wars, 1894
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Officers as well as private soldiers carried too much worse than useless personal clothing, including boots (wholly worthless to a footman) and other baggage; each officer as a rule had one or more trunks and a mess-chest, with other supplies.
Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Joseph Warren Keifer 1884
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Here, for the first time, I had the honor of being introduced to the great Jackson, and I now have the mess-chest upon which he joined us at dinner, dining from the contents of a sutler's wagon captured the day previous.
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