letter corporal
letter corporal noun: a corporal with responsibility for carrying or delivering letters for a given regiment etc.
Noun
letter corporal (plural letter corporals)
- 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.1861, M Beverley, The Moor Cottage, page 362
- 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.1867, Private JB, letter, The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine, Fifth series, vol. XIII
Forms of letter corporal
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Questions about letter corporal
- What does letter corporal mean?
- Letter corporal means a corporal with responsibility for carrying or delivering letters for a given regiment etc.
- What part of speech is letter corporal?
- Letter corporal is a noun.
- What is the plural of letter corporal?
- The plural of letter corporal is letter corporals.
Words near letter corporal in the dictionary
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