drop letter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drop letter
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Georgetown Law decided Friday to drop letter grades for students pursuing JD degrees.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2020
One wuz a drop letter, so Uncle Sam wuz only out five cents.
From Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition by Marietta Holley
The drop letter system places an immense amount of business in the hands of these stations.
From The Secrets of the Great City by James Dabney McCabe
At the post-office March reined in his horse while Deacon Usher brought out a drop letter from Henry Fair.
From John March, Southerner by George W. Cable
It must be a drop letter, as no mail has been received this morning.'
From The Comstock Club by Charles Carroll Goodwin
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