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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A box into which mail is put..
His strength was running out fast: one more good letterbox was all that he could conceive himself able to make. He made it, hacking away with slow, painful strokes, his axe-handle slippery with his sweat.
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Letterbox means (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A box into which mail is put..
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His strength was running out fast: one more good letterbox was all that he could conceive himself able to make. He made it, hacking away with slow, painful strokes, his axe-handle slippery with his sweat.
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