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Compo  n.  (pl. compos)  Short for Composition; used, esp. in England, colloq. in various trade applications; as:
(a)
A mortar made of sand and cement.
(b)
A carver's mixture of resin, whiting, and glue, used instead of plaster of Paris for ornamenting walls and cornices.
(c)
A composition for billiard balls.
(d)
A preparation of which printer's rollers are made.
(e)
A preparation used in currying leather.
(f)
Composition paid by a debtor.






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"Compo" Quotes from Famous Books



... of several human specimens,' said Venus, '(though you mightn't think it) in the box on which you're sitting. There's the Miscellanies of several human specimens, in the lovely compo-one behind the door'; with a nod towards the French gentleman. 'It still wants a pair of arms. I DON'T say that I'm in any hurry ...
— Our Mutual Friend • Charles Dickens



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