Noun
An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.
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Messmates, ahoy! Come here! Come here!
The cap’n was displeased at that, but my messmates were all of a mind and landed.
Any of various eucalypts with rough bark, specifically Eucalyptus obliqua.
Usage- Australia
Noun
(nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
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