parcel post
noun
(in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates.Compare fourth class.
the branch of a postal service that processes and delivers parcels.
the service this branch renders.
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Origin of parcel post
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby parcel post
parcel, parcel gilding, parcel-gilt, parceling, parcel out, parcel post, parcel tanker, parcenary, parcener, parch, Parcheesi
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