waybill

[ wey-bil ]

/ ˈweɪˌbɪl /

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noun

a list of goods sent by a common carrier, as a railroad, with shipping directions.

air waybill.

RELATED WORDS

docket, invoice, manifest

Nearby words

way station, way the wind blows, which, way to go, way-cool, way-out, waybill, waycross, wayfarer, wayfaring, wayfaring tree, waygoing

Origin of waybill

First recorded in 1785–95; way¹ + bill¹

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Examples from the Web for waybill

“Yes, please,” cried Laura eagerly; and walking round, he stopped to read a waybill.
By Birth a Lady|George Manville Fenn
A paper resembling a waybill was made out by the agent of the line at the starting point.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 10)|Archer Butler Hulbert
And—if you'll stand the waybill, Mr. Sterzer—we'll have the best Pinkerton in Boston down here in three hours by special train.
The Depot Master|Joseph C. Lincoln
Coachman comes out with his waybill, and puffing a fat cigar which the sportsman has given him.
Tom Brown's Schooldays|Thomas Hughes

That cotch cam' in safe eneuch; and it puzzled me quite to see yer name bookit in the waybill, an' ye no come.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for waybill

waybill

/ (ˈweɪˌbɪl) /

noun

a document attached to goods in transit specifying their nature, point of origin, and destination as well as the route to be taken and the rate to be charged

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