way-bill

way·bill

[wey-bil]
noun
1.
a list of goods sent by a common carrier, as a railroad, with shipping directions.

Origin:
1785–95; way1 + bill1

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waybill (ˈweɪˌbɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a document attached to goods in transit specifying their nature, point of origin, and destination as well as the route to be taken and the rate to be charged

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Way-bill is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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