Sometimes supplies of food might be a little short in certain areas but attempts were made to ensure that all men had some rations, compo and fresh, available to them. 1992, Martin Walker, Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1991: Public Eating:
(countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of composition. ▸ A mixture of whiting, resin, and glue for ornamenting walls and cornices.
(countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of composition. ▸ Lime cement mortar.
Lime-cement mortar is also known as composition or "compo" mortar, guarded or gauged mortar. The mix contains, lime, cement and sand in proportions depending on the requirements of the work.
(countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of composition. ▸ A type of practice cricket ball made of cork and rubber.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of competition.
Some Demosceners claim, however, that the Demoscene is no longer a vital community, and that commercial sponsors of compos (competitions) have corrupted the community's original ethos. 2013, Cynthia Chris, David A. Gerstner, Media Authorship, page 162: