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fourth class
1noun
- (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
- of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
adverb
- as fourth-class matter; by fourth-class mail:
Send it fourth-class.
fourth-class
adjective
- of or relating to mail that is carried at the lowest rate
adverb
- by fourth-class mail
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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.
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The same day we were marched in a body to the railway depot and herded into a fourth-class car.
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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.
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They've just divided us fourth-class men up among the rest to do chores for them.
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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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