What does messmate mean?
Definitions for messmate
ˈmɛsˌmeɪtmess·mate
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Princeton's WordNet
messmatenoun
(nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
Wiktionary
messmatenoun
an associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Messmatenoun
One who eats at the same table.
Etymology: mess and mate.
Wikipedia
Messmate
Messmate is a common name for a group of species of tree in the plant genus Eucalyptus, all of which have rough bark. The name is of uncertain origin.Species commonly known as "messmate" include: E. acmenoides (yellow messmate) E. cloeziana (messmate, Gympie messmate, Queensland messmate, yellow messmate) E. exserta (messmate, yellow messmate) E. macta (red messmate) E. obliqua (messmate, messmate stringybark) E. resinifera (red messmate) E. robertsonii (messmate, New South Wales messmate) E. robusta (swamp messmate) E. tetradonta (messmate)
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messmate
A messmate is a person with whom one shares meals, especially in a military or naval context. It can also refer to a close comrade or companion.
Webster Dictionary
Messmatenoun
an associate in a mess
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Messmate
mes′māt, n. one who eats at the same table. [Mess and mate.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
messmate
A companion of the same mess-table, hence comrades in many ways; whence the saw: "Messmate before a shipmate, shipmate before a stranger, stranger before a dog."
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of messmate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of messmate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- MesskameradGerman
- comensalSpanish
- messmatePortuguese
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