lose the number of (one's) mess

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obsolete military and naval To die or be killed. Many good men lost the number of their mess after the sabotage attack on our ship.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lynda	['lində]
Gundhram	-	Ancient Germanic
Anastasius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Goteleib	-	Ancient Germanic
Phanouel	-	Biblical Greek
Chrysanthe	-	Ancient Greek