night letter
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noun
former name of overnight telegram. Abbreviation: NL
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Origin of night letter
First recorded in 1910–15
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Examples from the Web for night letter
Listen: this morning Colonel-daddy got a night-letter from Billy Starbuck.
The Real Man|Francis LyndeHow much does civilization owe the telephone, the night-letter, the fast mail and two-cent postage?
The Fiction Factory|John Milton EdwardsGene Beavers received a night-letter from Doctor Winslow on the following day, and it contained its full quota of words.
Rilla of the Lighthouse|Grace May North
night letter
noun
(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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