mess call
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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See that all men are washed before mess call and that they are shaved before drill call.
From Time Magazine Archive
When mess call blows, we stroll into the mess hall, sit down and eat like pigs.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Queer, ain't it?" asked Private Bill Hooper that morning in Hupner's squad room as the men were washing up before morning mess call.
From Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks or, Two Recruits in the United States Army by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
"When does that mess call sound, Corporal?" asked Hal.
From Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks or, Two Recruits in the United States Army by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
Of course I did not know an "assembly" from a mess call, but the others ran for the parade ground and so I followed.
From Private Peat by Peat, Harold Reginald
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