MAIL, MAILMAN
ADJECTIVES
► MAIL-SETTING that robs the mail → c1688 obs.
NOUNS
► D.A.L. a humorous notation put on letters that cannot be delivered (Dog At Large) → c1920 postmen’s usage
► DEAD a letter or package that can neither be delivered nor returned → 1950s US Post Office usage
► HOT MAIL mail that gets preferential treatment, such as first-class and priority → 1989 Amer.. sl.
► ORDINARY a courier conveying dispatches or letters at regular intervals; hence, post, mail → 1667 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► LETTER-FENCER a postman → L19 sl.
► POSTIE ► POSTY a postman → 1871
► TAPPAL-WALLAH a runner who carries the post in S. India → 1865 Anglo-Indian
► WALKER a letter-carrier, a postman, a courier → 1865 sl. (Bk.)
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