messman
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The cook and messman often made their presence felt and heard.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
The problem was to recover one's own property and at the same time to avoid the cook scraping the porridge saucepan and the messman scrubbing the table.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
The hotel where we put up was owned by Bruzeaud, formerly a messman of a British regiment.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus
Here's a health to his men, whose good looks and good will Did such excellent credit to messman and drill.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
In fact, those officers who associate entirely among themselves see and know no more of the world than their messman, and get conceited and disagreeable by neglecting the opportunities offered for enlarging their understanding.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)
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