mailingn.1
/ˈmeɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmeɪlɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈmelɪŋ/, /ˈmelɪn/ Scottish and English regional (northern).† 1. The renting or leasing of a property; (the term of) a lease. Obsolete.
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society > trade and finance > buying > hiring or renting > [noun] > taking on rent or lease
mailing1390
arrentationc1540
take1794
1390 in J. Slater Early Scots Texts (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Edinb.) (1952) No. 22 The qwhilk tounis the forsaid Sir J. has in malyng of Jonet Gourlay.
1405 in W. Fraser Mem. Maxwells of Pollok (1863) I. 146 At the said setting and maling sal nocht byn the saidis Schir Williame.
1534–5 in Orkney & Shetland Rec. (1907) I. 67 To gyf..sell, wedset or set for melyng thar forsayd landis.
1629 in H. Paton Dundonald Parish Rec. (1936) 283 It belonged to her sone, hauing the mailing and commandement of the house, to haue put her [sc. a gypsy] away.
1682 W. Cunningham Diary (1887) 21 Beginning to that new mailling August 1682.
1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Mailin, mailing, maling,..2. The term during which a tenant possesses a farm.]
2. A tract of land rented by a mailer; a rented farm or smallholding.
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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > [noun] > rented or loaned farm
mailingc1442
loan-farm1804
loan-place1844
mass1854
tenant-farm1949
c1442 in J. Raine Corr., Inventories, Acct. Rolls, & Law Proc. Priory of Coldingham (1841) 141 It is to me and myn herytaig and malyng.
1459 in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 132 That neuir nan of hym na his sed com in that malyn agan.
a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Lamb l. 2734 in Poems (1981) 101 Thay gif na rak, Bot ouer his heid his mailling will thay tak.
1562 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 222 Thair landis, fischeingis, malingis, rowmes, and possessionis.
1595 A. Duncan Appendix Etymologiae: Index in Latinae Grammaticae Fundus, a meeling.
1674 W. Cunningham Diary 24 Aug. (1887) 3 John Murdie who dwells in a mailling neir by.
1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd v. iii. 87 And to your Heirs I give in endless Feu, The Mailens ye possess.
1796 H. Macneill Waes o' War ii. 13 Greenswaird hows, and dainty mealin.
1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet III. vii. 212 I had twa or three bonnie bits of mailings amang the closes.
1837 E. Allan Orig. Poems 29 Heiress, too, to a mailin, Weel stockit and free.
1881 in A. G. Murdoch Recent & Living Sc. Poets 177 A weel-plenished mailin', an' gowd, a' my ain.
1928 J. Wilson Homespun 20 They wad a' gledly tak him, The liefer because o' his mailin an' kye.
1962 in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. at Mail v.1 2 (1) Mail(l)in(g),..A piece of arable ground held on lease by a mailer.
3. The rent paid for a farm or smallholding.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [noun] > rents for specific types of property
watergavel1231
mead-gavel1235
fold-gabel1384
water-mail1395
house rent1427
stand mail1603
assartment1657
ground rent?1677
danger1693
mailing1725
1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd ii. i. 19 Nor..shor'd to raise Our Mailens, when we pat on Sunday's Claiths.
1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 13 Our house is happed, an' our mailen paid.
1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 198 Let the creatures stay at a moderate mailing.
1916 T. W. Paterson Wyse-sayin's 172 She taks thocht o' an acre or twa, peys the mailin.
1962 in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. at Mail v.1 2 (2) Mail(l)in(g),..The rent paid for such [sc. a piece of arable ground].
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† mailingn.2
Obsolete.
The action of tying or wrapping up something. Only in attributive use, as mailing cord, mailing line, etc.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > packing or parcelling
packing1389
mailingc1470
packa1612
package1611
emballage1815
packaging1875
parcelling1876
c1470 in C. L. Kingsford Suppl. Stonor Lett. & Papers (1923) ii. 9 For maylyns cord, ij d.
1531 Privy Purse Exp. Hen. VIII (1827) 159 Item for mayling Clothes and Cordes to trusse the same stuf.
1548 in T. Wright Churchwardens' Accts. Ludlow (1869) 35 Item, for iij. maylinge coordes to hange up the vaile in the quyre afore the alter.
1558 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1857) I. 177 On malinge sheete of canvas xijd.
1569 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 155 A malyn lyne withe my woadfat coveryings.
1578 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 282 A capp case, a malynge cover.
1659 in B. Trinder & J. Cox Yeomen & Colliers in Telford (1980) 250 2 waine Ropes, 6 maling cords, 4 mountin bords.
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mailingn.3
/ˈmeɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmeɪlɪŋ/ Originally U.S.
a. The action of sending something by mail; posting.
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society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [noun] > act of
mailing1852
mail-in1963
1852 DeBow's Rev. Mar. 253 The loser should forward to Washington all the particulars which he can collect respecting the mailing of the letter, etc.
1889 G. M. Hopkins Exper. Sci. xiv. 309 The paper tube..is such as is commonly used for rolling engravings for mailing.
1892 ‘M. Twain’ Amer. Claimant 237 The first ten days following the mailing of the letter.
1900 Daily News 8 Jan. 3/1 Up to the time of mailing no particulars are to hand.
1970 Daily Tel. 17 Apr. 4/6 The United States Senate has voted to end the mailing of unsolicited credit cards.
1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 8 Feb. (Business Outlook Suppl.) 12/3 We just can't seem to get together price codes, register receipts and refund forms for mailing.
b. A batch of mail or a number of items posted at one time, esp. as part of a publicity campaign, survey, etc. Also: a letter, parcel, etc., sent by post.
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society > communication > correspondence > letter > mail > [noun] > posted as part of campaign
mailing1928
mailout1977
society > communication > correspondence > letter > mail > [noun] > item sent by post
mailinga1961
1928 Metered Postage Regulation (U.S. Senate Comm. Post-Offices & Post Roads) 3 In the case of first-class matter..each mailing should consist of not less than 100 pieces.
a1961 Canada Year Bk. in Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Over a million domestic postcards, circulars, parcels, and other mailings reached the Dead Letter Office.
1976 National Observer (U.S.) 7 Feb. 8/2 She sent the mailing off to Roberta Wieloszynski and the Syracuse Consumer Affairs Unit.
1983 H. G. Lewis Mail Order Advertising viii. 187 The mailing may not make sense, and the sequence in which ideas are presented can be out of phase.
1991 Precision Marketing 16 Sept. 5/3 The mailings consist of 50–100,000-strong roll-outs several times a year.
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C1. General attributive, as mailing machine, mailing table, etc.
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society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [noun]
posting1843
mailing1853
1853 De Bow's Rev. Feb. 162 The United States single rate of letter postage..will be ten cents when the distance from the mailing office is under two thousand five hundred miles.
1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 292/2 Mailing Machines, contrivances..to facilitate the operation of directing newspapers to subscribers.
1929 W. J. Graham (title) Cost accounting and office equipment; a comprehensive treatise on process cost accounting, specific order cost accounting,..filing and mailing equipment.
1990 Country Home Feb. 44/3 While she was getting her gift wrap business off the ground, Melissa also decided to make stickers and mailing labels.
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mailing address n. an address (not necessarily that of the home or workplace) to which a person's mail is to be sent.
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society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [noun] > addressing letter > address > address for correspondence only
accommodation address1894
mailing address1930
1930 Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 25 199 In the case of 1,060 members..we next sought indications of interest or affliation in the mailing address given in the Handbook.
1993 UNIX World May 91/3 Please include your surface mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number.
mailing house n. a company which arranges the large-scale dispatch of mail on behalf of other organizations.
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1968 Heidelberg News (Heidelberg Printing Machinery Co.) Sept. 2/2 You can, of course, use the lists and services of a mailing house when it is to your advantage.
1989 Times 12 Aug. 16/1 Of the 200-odd mailing houses operating in Britain, only 100 are officially recognized by the direct mail industry's voluntary watchdog.
mailing label n. an (adhesive) label bearing a preprinted name and address, to facilitate the dispatch of mail.
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society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > labelling > [noun] > label, tag, or ticket
bill1474
schedule1523
label?1577
libel1603
tessera1656
check1812
price ticket1830
etiquette1831
sticker1862
tag1864
price tag1880
tab1883
tally1909
mailing label1959
swing-ticket1962
swing label1968
1959 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 24 872 The Employment Bulletin requires acknowledgement of all listings submitted, copy prepared for printer's late deadline, special file of mailing labels for both applicants and vacancies set up for each issue.
1993 Canad. Geographic May 96 (advt.) For faster service, please have your mailing label, renewal notice, or membership card handy.
mailing list n. (a) a register of addresses, esp. one kept by a business or other organization, to which goods and postal matter may be sent; (b) spec. a list of electronic-mail addresses, or an electronic-mail alias for such a list, that allows the same message to be sent to each address; the addresses on such a list collectively; (also) the people served by these addresses.
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society > communication > correspondence > sending items > [noun] > addressing letter > address list
mailing list1898
1898 Overland Monthly 31 180/2 They did not expect..a demand that has made the current issues a rarity..the moment all the news company orders and mailing lists had been filled.
1909 Daily Chron. 12 Oct. 4/5 In the States there are 600,000 farmers on the mailing list.
1928 Publishers' Weekly 26 May 2201 It is proposed that the booksellers of the country place in this Clearing House..duplicates of their mailing lists.
1973 Sat. Rev. Society (U.S.) May 68/2 Ask to be put on the mailing list for Selected U.S. Government Publications.
1983 Computerworld (Nexis) 21 Nov. 74 Features of Businessnet include public and private bulletin boards, mailing lists and specifically designed forms for order entry, sales force itineraries and other purposes.
1995 Internet World Aug. 99/1 It's a mailing list called the Rainbow Connection, a forum where Netters from around the globe congregate to discuss the travails of loving someone from a distance.
mailing shot n. chiefly British material dispatched to potential customers as part of an advertising campaign.
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society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > [noun] > promotional catalogue or sales brochure
mailing shot1936
lookbook1937
mailer1954
mailshot1963
magalogue1978
society > communication > correspondence > letter > mail > [noun] > type of
first class1863
second class1863
local1879
third class1891
registered1914
junk mail1921
direct mail1930
mailing shot1936
V-Mail1942
sea-mail1951
hate mail1954
certified mail1955
Mailgram1969
1936 Tailor & Cutter 22 May 620/1 The expensive mailing shots of the small private trader.
1968 Heidelberg News (Heidelberg Printing Machinery Co.) Sept. 3/3 The primary aim of a mailing shot is to obtain sales leads. So include a reply paid card and only as much information as is needed to provoke interest.
1986 Independent 11 Dec. 14/6 On the subject of junk mail, a friend of mine..has just received a mailing shot.
mailing tube n. a lightweight tube, usually of cardboard, in which rolled-up items (as newspapers, photographs, etc.) can be sent through the post.
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society > communication > correspondence > postal services > equipment for sending or delivering mail > [noun] > container to convey items
mailing tube1889
postal tube1894
mailer1923
1889 Amer. Stationer 14 Mar. 626 (advt.) Mailing Tubes... Paper tubes for mailing and other purposes.
1923 Assoc. Stationers' Supply Company Catal. 179/3 We make a specialty of strawboard mailing tubes.
1991 Washington Post 16 Aug. d2/4 A local artist..spent three days..overseeing some kids in the construction of an abstract sculpture made of mailing tubes.
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