telepost

English

Etymology

From tele- +‎ post.

Noun

telepost (plural teleposts)

1. (historical) A message of up to 100 words transmitted by telegraph at the post office.

   Coordinate terms: telegram, teletape

   • 1860, John Alexander Anderson, A Postal Telegraph Essential to the Freedom of the American Press and the Prosperity of the American People:

     […] sending telegrams of 50 words, teleposts of 100 words, and teletapes of 200 words for 25 cents, […]

   • 1908, Telegraph Age, volume 25, page 201:

     It is only by the utilization of the full facilities of a wire that a telepost service can be established. Cheap rates are impossible at nine words a minute.

   • 1910, United States Congressional Serial Set, volume 5592, page 4:

     A telepost is a dispatch of 50 words, between all points, for 25 cents, delivered at the post-office.

Anagrams

• septolet