mess gear

noun

1. mess kit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mess gear¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

I suddenly remembered something that I wanted done about the men's mess gear, and returned along the companion way.

From Project Gutenberg

Inside the sunken, multistory bunkers, equipped with electric lights, TV, foam-rubber mattresses and even disposable plastic mess gear, life becomes a routine of sitting out one artillery barrage after another.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Did you ever read The Forty Days of Musa Dagh?" asked one officer reflectively as he sorted out his mess gear at breakfast table.

From Time Magazine Archive

One gallon a day has to suffice each man for drinking, cooking, cleaning his mess gear, washing himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

Have all boats in by "Mess gear" unless special permission is given.

From Project Gutenberg