smail

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US/ˈɛs.meɪl/US/smeɪl/

noun

Conventional postal mail; snail mail.

UncommonScrabble 7

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smail1

nounsmail (uncountable)
  1. InternetdateduncountableConventional postal mail; snail mail.

    To receive this list by smail send self addressed stamped envelope

    1996 May 24, Richard Eymann, “SEEKIG^([sic]) HAPPY MEAL TOY TRADERS WORLDWIDE”, in rec.collecting (Usenet)
    4 more examples

    On a similar note just imagine if we could persuade companies that sending junk smail is hugely ineffective. All those people, using all that paper, printers, ink, postmen etc etc.

    2000 August 5, “Robin” (username), “Re: Letter from india”, in uk.politics.misc and other newsgroups, Usenet

    I would require a copy of the original image either by smail or email (scanned image requirement - 600 dpi min / jpg file) and the basic required size you would like the stamp/stamps to be.

    2001 August 28, Tom & Rose-Marie Kerr, “Custom Rubber Stamp Needed”, in rec.crafts.rubberstamps (Usenet)

    ... so when I get promoted I can promote my connection :-) It has now been ordered, I just have to wait for the connection pack to be sent by smail.

    2002 April 26, Old Git, “Shoom!”, in freeserve.chat (Usenet)

    If anyone knows a smail order or internet vendor who carries them, please let me know ¶

    2002 July 15, “Thor”, “Looking for Maisto On Track Diescast Trains”, in rec.models.railroad (Usenet)
verbsmail (third-person singular simple present smails, present participle smailing, simple past and past participle smailed)

present singular third person smails · participle present smailing · participle past smailed · past smailed

  1. InternetdatedTo send by postal mail.

    He met her on IRC and she started emailing, then smailing, then calling on the phone

    2002 November 26, Dan Logcher, “how do I get rid of this pest?”, in alt.food.sushi (Usenet)
    3 more examples

    You can retrieve the references and go to lib. to get the articles, order the articles to be smailed to you from NLM, or download them to your fax machine

    1993 December 21, Patty Cravener, “medline”, in sci.med.nursing (Usenet)

    I sent some key lime seeds to Davida last year by US Mail. IIRC, the cost of smailing few seeds was 4 or 5 bucks. --Dick.

    2002 May 27, Dick Harper, “WREVEL: Lutefisk alert”, in misc.writing (Usenet)

    I eventually stopped trying this bloated crud, and rang the Department to smail me the docs.[…] I gave up and got a friend to get me the documents in person from that office.

    2004 July 30, Al Firan RumaiDin, “Re: ot! - ms office upgrades??”, in uk.business.agriculture (Usenet)

Smail2

proper nounSmail (plural Smails)

plural Smails

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APA

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