- drop-letter
- A letter addressed for delivery in the same city or district in which it is posted
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
Drop letter — Drop Drop (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[ o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[=u]pa. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drop letter — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drop letter — A letter mailed for local delivery at a post office that has neither city delivery nor collection and delivery by a rural carrier or highway contract route carrier. Letters are picked up by the addressees … Glossary of postal terms
drop letter — noun 1. : a letter mailed at a post office not having carrier service and addressed locally to someone who is to call for it at the same office 2. Canada : a letter mailed at or in the delivery area of the same post office from which it will be… … Useful english dictionary
drop-letter — dropˈ lettˈer noun (old US) A letter left at a post office merely for local delivery • • • Main Entry: ↑drop … Useful english dictionary
drop letter — letter posted and the delivered from same post office … English contemporary dictionary
drop letter — noun a) A letter mailed at a post office and either kept for general delivery, or delivered to a post office box, at that same post office. b) A large letter at the beginning of a line of text, positioned in a decorative way below the baseline of … Wiktionary
drop letter — a letter that is mailed to a local address at a post office without city delivery or a rural delivery service and must be picked up by the addressee. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
drop-letter — A letter addressed for delivery in the same city or district in which it is posted … Black's law dictionary
drop letter — A letter posted for delivery by the local post office … Ballentine's law dictionary