mess kit

noun

1. a portable set of usually metal cooking and eating utensils, used especially by soldiers and campers.

mess kit

noun

1. formal evening wear for officers
2. Also calledmess gear eating utensils used esp in the field

Word History and Origins

Origin of mess kit¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Then the blankets, the food, and the mess kit were carried down and stowed in the boat, and by that time it was noon.

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When this plan had been discussed and agreed on, it remained only to get together a mess kit, hire a cook, and take the steamer.

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It took the men but a short time to bring down all their baggage, provisions, and mess kit to the canoe and stow the load.

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This served as a storehouse for provisions and the mess kit, and a sleeping place for Charlie and the Indians.

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Mine was lost in the river together with my mess kit, canteen and haversack.

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