| 单词 | general post delivery |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgeneral post delivery general post delivery n. now historical a delivery of the general post; (also) the area served by this. N.E.D. (1898) states: ‘the first delivery in the morning is still officially designated the G.P. or General Post delivery’. ΚΠ 1793 10th Rep. Comm. Fees in Public Offices 31 The Second Penny is that demanded on Delivery of all Penny Post letters without the Bounds of the General Post Delivery. 1819 Times 11 Nov. 1/5 (advt.) Heston, near Southall, is in the general post delivery. 1825 W. O. Russell & E. Ryan Crown Cases (1839) 264 In a corner of the direction were the two letters ‘G.P.’, denoting that it is within the boundary of the general post delivery. 1870 Times 14 Feb. 6/6 A letter which came by the general post delivery this morning at 8 35. 1927 E. Murray Post Office 15 Four years later the limits of the Twopenny Post were restricted to the General Post delivery. < as lemmas |
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