Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Nautical,the outfit of a mess, such as pots, pans, cans, spoons, knives, forks, etc.; mess-traps.
Examples
“As soon as it was ascertained that the Tennessee was really coming up to attack, the mess-gear was hurried aside and the orders given to get under way.”
“The mess-gear was hustled aside, and the flag-ship at once got under way, as did the other vessels that had anchored, and signal was made to the monitors to destroy the ram and to the”
The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3.
“He opened one, which contained mess-gear he'd brought with him from Terra and used on field trips ever since, and sure enough, there were a couple of tins of Extee"Three.”
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Rognons of Random Palavery
Another of my random palavery lists for terms and phrases that don't fit into any of my other lists.
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