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night letter
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of night letter1
First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences
Gene Beavers received a night-letter from Doctor Winslow on the following day, and it contained its full quota of words.
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I get a night letter every morning, and, of course, if one of them got the sniffles I'd be off home like a shot.
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How much does civilization owe the telephone, the night-letter, the fast mail and two-cent postage?
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Listen: this morning Colonel-daddy got a night-letter from Billy Starbuck.
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