family n Cp DAE mess beef for first comb.
   Comb family-mess (pork): superior grade of barrelled, salted pork.
   [1894 BURKE] 2, 5 Hearn & Co always keep in stock Family mess ... T J Edens is remarkable for keeping first-class flour ... Family mess and good molasses. [1911] GRENFELL 65 'Figgy Duff,' a big boiling of family-mess pork, [etc].
   family room: see ROOM 1.

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