packet : Idioms & Phrases

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packet boat

  • noun a boat for carrying mail
    mail boat; packet; mailboat.
WordNet

Packet boat, ship, ∨ vessel

  • . See Packet, n., 2.
Webster 1913

Packet day

  • the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or the sailing day.
Webster 1913

Packet note ∨ post

  • . See under Paper.
Webster 1913

pay packet

  • noun wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
    pay envelope.
WordNet

Steam packet

  • a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and running periodically between certain ports.
Webster 1913