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letter drop

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noun

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

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RELATED WORDS

letterbox, mailbox, postbox

Origin of letter drop

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for letter drop

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