franking

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franking - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. franked
     (fr[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. franking.]
     1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. --Dickens.
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     2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package,
        or packet, etc.
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  Franking \Frank"ing\, n. (Carp.)
     A method of forming a joint at the intersection of
     window-sash bars, by cutting away only enough wood to show a
     miter.
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