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letter bomb

–noun
an envelope containing an explosive device designed to detonate when the envelope is opened by the recipient.
Also called mail bomb.


Origin:
1945–50
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letter bomb  
n.  An explosive mailed in an envelope rigged to cause detonation upon being opened.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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