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night letter

noun
1.
former name of overnight telegram.
Abbreviation: NL.
Origin of night letter
1910-1915
First recorded in 1910-15
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  • I get a night letter every morning, and, of course, if one of them got the sniffles I'd be off home like a shot.

    The Real Adventure Henry Kitchell Webster
British Dictionary definitions for night letter

night letter

noun
1.
(formerly, in the US and Canada) a telegram sent for delivery the next day at a cheaper rate than a regular telegram
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