gear vs mess kit

gear

noun
  • Clothing; garments. 

  • Recreational drugs, including steroids. 

  • A wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other; a gear wheel. 

  • A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque. 

  • Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor. 

  • A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved. 

adj
  • great or fantastic 

verb
  • To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio. 

  • To dress; to put gear on; to harness. 

  • To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose). 

  • To borrow money in order to invest it in assets. 

  • To be in, or come into, gear. 

mess kit

noun
  • A formal uniform, worn for occasions such as mess dinners. 

  • A compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers. 

How often have the words gear and mess kit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )