letter drop

noun

1. (in a door or partition) a slot through which letters can be pushed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of letter drop¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

But here Ingeborg let the letter drop to the floor and sat thinking.

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Then as he was folding up an extra-fine outing shirt, he saw a letter drop to the floor.

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His hands shook so on perceiving by the superscription that it came from her, that he let the letter drop.

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He heard the postman's step in the hall and saw the envelopes begin to shuttle themselves through the slit of his letter-drop.

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Sylvia let the letter drop on her lap, and stared before her with blank eyes.

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