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letter corporal

noun

Definitions

  1. A corporal with responsibility for carrying or delivering letters for a given regiment…

    A corporal with responsibility for carrying or delivering letters for a given regiment etc.

    • ‘It will soon go off; pray finish your writing. I met the letter Corporal not far off, he will be here almost immediately.
    • I had but just laid down my Bible, when in came the ‘letter corporal,’ saying, ‘Does B— stop here?’ having your letter in his hand.
    • It was then dropped with much solemnity into the letter-box, so as to be ready for the letter-corporal at early post time.

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