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Definition of Mess kit
1. Noun. Kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers.
Definition of Mess kit
1. Noun. A compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers. ¹
2. Noun. (military) A formal uniform, worn for occasions such as mess dinners. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mess Kit
Literary usage of Mess kit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventures in the Canyons of the Colorado by William Wallace Bass, James White, William W. Hawkins (1920)
"I had just got my "mess kit" out of the front of the boat when a wind started up and
... I jumped, but missed the boat, and down I went, mess kit and all. ..."
2. Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt (1914)
"The United States Army mess-kit would serve admirably. Each man's mess-kit should
be numbered to correspond with the number on his duffel-bag. ..."
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