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mail order

–noun
1. an order for goods received or shipped through the mail.
2. the business of selling merchandise through the mail.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism

mail-or⋅der

[meyl-awr-der]
–adjective
1. pertaining to or obtained by mail order: a dozen mail-order rosebushes.
–verb (used with object)
2. to order (merchandise) by mail: to mail-order fruitcakes for Christmas.

Origin:
1865–70
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mail order  
n.  An order for goods to be shipped through the mail.
mail'-or'der (māl'ôr'dər) adj.
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