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Mespot|ˈmɛspɒt| Also Mess-pot. Slang abbrev. of Mesopotamia.
1917To-Day 6 Jan. 246/3 Mesopotamia.—So you call it the ‘Mess-pot’, do you? 1920Sat. Rev. 3 July 4/1 The ‘Messpot’ madness. 1933J. Buchan Prince of Captivity i. iii. 107 What front were you on—the Western, Palestine, Mespot? 1943C. S. Forester Ship viii. 48 Mr. Whipple..had gone off and joined the army and had done his bit in Mespot. |