compo
Americannoun
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compos
plural
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
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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 Archibald Williams
The nearest, and actually the parish church, is a hideous compo structure, built in the worst of times as a chapel of ease to S. Clements.
From More Bywords by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Apply the fish skin with a paste of compo.
From Taxidermy by Leon Luther Pray
Now, when the body is sewn up cover the specimen with paper and a damp cloth to prevent drying while a small batch of compo.
From Taxidermy by Leon Luther Pray
The Angel abominated compo; hoping she knew what real light was.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
To be sure, we can’t know how much of any given day the young Mr. Khamenei is compos mentis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Each of these stories was, in some measure, autobiographical, and each a reassurance that, despite my worrying, I was still compos mentis.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 29, 2019
Don compos mentis: Of very stable genius mind.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2018
Terry asked me way back when he was still alive and still very much compos mentis.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2016
I didn’t like it, Djo, and I haven’t danced the compos bolero since.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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