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fourth class

1

noun

  1. (in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of merchandise weighing one pound or more, including parcel post and all first-, second-, or third-class matter weighing 8 ounces (227 grams) or more and not sealed against inspection.


fourth-class

2

[ fawrth-klas, -klahs, fohrth- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.

adverb

  1. as fourth-class matter; by fourth-class mail:

    Send it fourth-class.

fourth-class

adjective

  1. of or relating to mail that is carried at the lowest rate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adverb

  1. by fourth-class mail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fourth class1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Origin of fourth class2

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

Not having heard what station he had booked for, I took a fourth-class ticket to Wittmund, which covered all chances.

The same day we were marched in a body to the railway depot and herded into a fourth-class car.

It was a snowy day, the train was full, and he was obliged to climb into a fourth-class place, a seat on the top of the cars.

They've just divided us fourth-class men up among the rest to do chores for them.

I suppose you understand, Jinks, that none of us upper-class men can afford to be seen talking to you fourth-class beasts?

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