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"Messmate," answered Mr. Jope; and, opening his mouth, pointed down it with his forefinger.
The Adventures of Harry Revel Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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"Messmate," said he, in a voice that was now faint and broken, "you and I must sail together on this new voyage.
Foul Play Charles Reade 1849
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"Messmate," said Anderson, "as all the noisy ones are gone, and we shall be able to hear you, suppose that you let us know all about it?
Poor Jack Frederick Marryat 1820
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"Messmate," said Anderson, "as all the noisy ones are gone, and we shall be able to hear you, suppose that you let us know all about it?
Poor Jack Frederick Marryat 1820
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Messmate o 'mine on the _Bedford_, and afore that on the _Vesuvius_ bomb.
The Adventures of Harry Revel Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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Jack tars generally greet each other with “Messmate, ho! what cheer?” but the greeting on the _Hot Cross-Bun_ was always, “How do you do, my dear?” and never was any oath more naughty than “Dear me!”
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853
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The Scene at the Surgeon's Quarters -- Our Little Dutch Doctor -- Incidents of his Practice -- His Messmate the Chaplain -- The Western Virginia
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac William H. Armstrong
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Its inscription reads in part: “My Dear Shubrick ” by your old Messmate, the Author.”
James Fenimore Cooper Phillips, Mary E 1912
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When Jack Tars meet, they meet with a "Messmate, ho!
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When Jack Tars meet, they meet with a "Messmate, ho!
More Bab Ballads 1873
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