MESSMATE

messmate

(noun) (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

messmate (plural messmates)

(nautical) an associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship

(AU) Any of various eucalypts with rough bark, specifically Eucalyptus obliqua.

Source: Wiktionary


Mess"mate`, n.

Definition: An associate in a mess.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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