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messmate

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"...five horses and one sheep per soldier would produce approximately 120 days of meat (at a half pound per day—obviously sharing the sheep among a group of men and then killing another messmate’s sheep and so on) and 280 days of airag." Airaq being fermented horse milk, which could be accumulated when the mare was overproducing.

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Quick take

(nautical) An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(nautical) An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.

noun

(Australia) Any of various eucalypts with rough bark, specifically Eucalyptus obliqua.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for messmate.

noun

(nautical) An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.

noun

(Australia) Any of various eucalypts with rough bark, specifically Eucalyptus obliqua.

Example sentences

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"...five horses and one sheep per soldier would produce approximately 120 days of meat (at a half pound per day—obviously sharing the sheep among a group of men and then killing another messmate’s sheep and so on) and 280 days of airag." Airaq being fermented horse milk, which could be accumulated when the mare was overproducing.

Quote examples

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"...five horses and one sheep per soldier would produce approximately 120 days of meat (at a half pound per day—obviously sharing the sheep among a group of men and then killing another messmate’s sheep and so on) and 280 days of airag." Airaq being fermented horse milk, which could be accumulated when the mare was overproducing.

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How do you use messmate in a sentence?

"...five horses and one sheep per soldier would produce approximately 120 days of meat (at a half pound per day—obviously sharing the sheep among a group of men and then killing another messmate’s sheep and so on) and 280 days of airag." Airaq being fermented horse milk, which could be accumulated when the mare was overproducing.

What does messmate mean?

(nautical) An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.

What part of speech is messmate?

messmate is commonly used as noun.