O.H.M.S.
abbreviation
On His Majesty's Service; On Her Majesty's Service.
O.H.M.S.
Americanabbreviation
OHMS
British
abbreviation
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At last the well-known O.H.M.S. envelope gladdened my eyes.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 by Various
One was handed to him with the letters O.H.M.S. upon it, which he opened, signed the certificate enclosed and received from the savings-bank clerk a sum of money in gold.
From Australia Revenged by pseud. Boomerang
"Can't you identify the car with that label on" I queried, pointing to the bonnet upon which was a label reading: Canadian Government; the car also had three O.H.M.S. signs upon it.
From On the Fringe of the Great Fight by George G. (George Gallie) Nasmith
Most of the motors have O.H.M.S. plates above the number plate.
From “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went by Louis Keene
And yet there are people who tell us that the formula, O.H.M.S., is a mere relic of antiquity.
From The First Hundred Thousand by Ian Hay
A buttonhole label announced he was "OHMS"* and paid for.
From Time Magazine Archive
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