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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A set of cooking and eating utensils compactly arranged in a kit, used by soldiers and campers.
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- noun A compact set of eating
utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and bycampers . - noun military A formal uniform, worn for occasions such as mess dinners.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers
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