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1833 A. De Lamartine Jrnl. 25 May in Pilgrimage to Holy Land (1835) III. 14 An Egyptian officer struck a Turkish soldier: the Janissaries threw down their mess-pots.

1857 R. Glisan Jrnl. Army Life (1874) viii. 86 I shall be able to say good bye to the messpots of Uncle Sam.

1943 B. I. Wiley Life Johnny Reb xv. 306 The tin cup which, when not in use as a mess pot, dangled conveniently from the belt.

2006 T. A. Johnson To Limit i. 6 He brings the water to a rolling boil in one of his five-gallon stainless steel mess pots, then simply pours in the coffee grounds.