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drop letter

noun

  1. 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.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of drop letter1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Example Sentences

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Georgetown Law decided Friday to drop letter grades for students pursuing JD degrees.

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It must be a drop letter, as no mail has been received this morning.'

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The drop letter rate of postage will remain the same as now.

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At the post-office March reined in his horse while Deacon Usher brought out a drop letter from Henry Fair.

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"Here's a drop letter for you, Jack," remarked Gif, who was distributing some of the mail.

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