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单词 tappal
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Definition of tappal in English:

tappal

noun təˈpɔːl
  • (in the Indian subcontinent) a delivery of mail.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tappal runs very irregularly from Poonah to the Kistna.
    • The conveyance of official papers form three-fourths of the mail conveyed by tappal.
    • The Tappal from Trincomalie reaches there on all other days at three or four o'clock.
    • They had to establish a tappal of their own, up and down the works between Madras and Beypoor.
    • A packet of six English newspapers would be above the weight allowed to go by tappal.
    Synonyms
    post, letters, packages, parcels, correspondence, communications, airmail

Origin

Late 18th century: origin unknown.

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