railway letter
now chiefly historical
noun
A letter handed in at a railway station, to be carried towards its destination on the next available train, for a small fee in addition to the usual postage.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Times.
- Englishise
- Englishism
- Englishize
- English-knowing
- English Latin
- Englishly
- English maidenhair
- English malady
- Englishman
- Englishman's foot
- English melancholy
- English mile
- English Miss
- English muffin
- English mustard
- Englishness
- English Pale
- English pea
- English peace
- English pink
- English plantain
- English rhubarb
- English rose
- Englishry
- English saddle