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
If I am not among the lucky ones I’m going to try and—there goes the mess call!
From Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man by Crump, Irving
Mess: First call, followed by mess call, 6.00 p.m.
From Military Instructors Manual by Schoonmaker, Oliver
Hal turned out the squad at mess call.
From Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
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