parcel postn.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːsl ˌpəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈpɑrs(ə)l ˌpoʊst/

Forms:

α. 1700s– parcel post.

β. 1800s– parcels post.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parcel n., post n.³

Etymology: < parcel n. + post n.³ In β forms < the plural of parcel n. + post n.³

A branch of a postal service that deals with parcels; the transport and delivery of parcels. Also occasionally: parcels (to be) delivered by post.

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society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > types of service

printed paper1553

letter post1660

penny post1680

general post1687

parcel post1790

penny postage1798

twopenny post1811

twopenny1818

printed matter1836

parcel delivery1837

bangy1842

book post1848

special delivery1865

V.P.P.1888

express delivery1891

rural free delivery1891

certified mail1955

recorded delivery1960

Mailgram1969

freepost1970

1790 E. Morris Adventurers i. 7 Jack Spavin bolted an old apple-woman into the parcel-post at Cripplegate.

1837 9th Rep. Comm. Managem. Post-Office 28 in Parl. Papers XXXIV. 431 Would it not occasion great delay if you made a parcel-post of it to that extent?

1859 Househ. Words 19 393 They urge that a small parcels-post ought to be forthwith organised.

1902 Daily Chron. 4 Aug. 5/1 The parcel post was recommended by Rowland Hill just sixty years ago. It was proposed to Parliament with success by Mr. Fawcett twenty years ago, and came into force in 1883.

1946 Amer. Hist. Rev. 51 241 Now that rural mail carriers had parcel post as well as letters to deliver [etc.].

1992 N.Y. Times 12 July i. 14/6 Remember parcel post? At one time the old Post Office Department had a 65 percent share of the market.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parcel post
释义	parcel postn. Brit. /ˈpɑːsl ˌpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈpɑrs(ə)l ˌpoʊst/ Forms: α. 1700s– parcel post. β. 1800s– parcels post. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parcel n., post n.³ Etymology: < parcel n. + post n.³ In β forms < the plural of parcel n. + post n.³ A branch of a postal service that deals with parcels; the transport and delivery of parcels. Also occasionally: parcels (to be) delivered by post. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > types of service printed paper1553 letter post1660 penny post1680 general post1687 parcel post1790 penny postage1798 twopenny post1811 twopenny1818 printed matter1836 parcel delivery1837 bangy1842 book post1848 special delivery1865 V.P.P.1888 express delivery1891 rural free delivery1891 certified mail1955 recorded delivery1960 Mailgram1969 freepost1970 1790 E. Morris Adventurers i. 7 Jack Spavin bolted an old apple-woman into the parcel-post at Cripplegate. 1837 9th Rep. Comm. Managem. Post-Office 28 in Parl. Papers XXXIV. 431 Would it not occasion great delay if you made a parcel-post of it to that extent? 1859 Househ. Words 19 393 They urge that a small parcels-post ought to be forthwith organised. 1902 Daily Chron. 4 Aug. 5/1 The parcel post was recommended by Rowland Hill just sixty years ago. It was proposed to Parliament with success by Mr. Fawcett twenty years ago, and came into force in 1883. 1946 Amer. Hist. Rev. 51 241 Now that rural mail carriers had parcel post as well as letters to deliver [etc.]. 1992 N.Y. Times 12 July i. 14/6 Remember parcel post? At one time the old Post Office Department had a 65 percent share of the market. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790
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