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MESSMATE

\mˈɛsme͡ɪt], \mˈɛsme‍ɪt], \m_ˈɛ_s_m_eɪ_t]\

Definitions of MESSMATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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(nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

A person, especially a fellow soldier or sailor, with whom one is associated at meals; hence, a friend or dompanion.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

n. One who eats ordinarily at the same table.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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