Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun On a postal or mail railroad-car, a plate with an opening closed by a hinged flap, for receiving letters for the post along the route of the train.
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Examples
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One morning about a week after Marcus had left for the southern part of the State, McTeague found an oblong letter thrust through the letter-drop of the door of his "Parlors."
McTeague 1920
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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.
McTeague 1920
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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.
McTeague 1899
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One morning about a week after Marcus had left for the southern part of the State, McTeague found an oblong letter thrust through the letter-drop of the door of his "Parlors."
McTeague 1899
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One morning about a week after Marcus had left for the southern part of the State, McTeague found an oblong letter thrust through the letter-drop of the door of his "Parlors."
McTeague Frank Norris 1886
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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.
McTeague Frank Norris 1886
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The radio and letter-drop campaign aims to turn opposition to the federal government's proposed 40 per cent mining super tax into votes at the next election.
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“John had taken me for a tour of the house a few days before,” Celeste said, “so I knew about this letter-drop thing into the garage.
Bitter Harvest Ann Rule 2000
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