compo
Americannoun
noun
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a mixture of materials, such as mortar, plaster, etc
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informal compensation, esp for injury or loss of work
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of compo
By shortening; cf. -o
Example Sentences
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The Angel abominated compo; hoping she knew what real light was.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
The supply pipe has a siphon-piece of "compo" tubing at the top, to draw off the water when the tube has been filled by suction, and a small tap at the bottom.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
The copper-covered lead pipes were patented in 1819 by Mr. W. Phipson, of the Dog Pool Mills, the present compo being comparatively a modern introduction.
From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Harman, Thomas T.
The face and ears are set and finished with compo.
From Taxidermy by Pray, Leon Luther
So when the wall is not to be rendered in compo or plaster, he just shoves a few in, on the courses of stretchers, leaving every course of headers to a lifetime of effrontery.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
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