单词 | blind reader |
释义 | > as lemmasblind reader c. Used of a letter indistinctly or imperfectly addressed. blind man, blind officer, blind reader, a post-office employé who deals with such letters. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > [adjective] > indistinctly or imperfectly addressed blind1864 society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > official of the post > other postal officials window man1687 window clerk1770 stamper1850 blind man1864 blind reader1864 1864 W. Lewins Her Majesty's Mails 204 The ‘blind Letter Office’ is the receptacle for all illegible, misspelt, and misdirected or insufficiently addressed letters or packets. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Aug. A few specimen letters which have recently racked the brains of the ‘blind readers’ at the Post Office. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 May 5 The ingenuity of the ‘blind’ men of the Post Office. < as lemmas |
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