messman
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of messman
Example Sentences
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They're probably getting used to their messman by now.
From A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions by Bartimeus
We take it in turns to be cook and messman, working in pairs: Abbott and I, Levick and Browning, Priestley and Dickason, and thus each has one day on in three.
From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron
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
Then the messman ran out to the trap-door and saw that the northern wireless mast had disappeared.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
Celebrations were carried on into the night, but no one forgot the cook and the messman.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
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