parcel
121To parcel a rope — Parcel Par cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. Their woes are parceled, mine are general. Shak.… …
122To parcel a seam — Parcel Par cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. Their woes are parceled, mine are general. Shak.… …
123parcel out — {v.} To give out in parts or shares; divide. * /He parceled out the remaining food to the workers./ …
124parcel out — {v.} To give out in parts or shares; divide. * /He parceled out the remaining food to the workers./ …
125parcel post — 1. (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth class rates. Cf. fourth class. 2. the branch of a postal service that processes and delivers parcels. 3. the… …
126parcel tanker — Naut. a tanker designed to carry an assortment of liquids, as chemicals, or different grades of a liquid, as petroleum, at one time. [1970 75] * * * …
127parcel post — noun A postal service involving the shipping of parcels …
128parcel of land — Synonyms and related words: block, clearing, clos, close, corn field, croft, cultivated land, enclave, field, forty, hayfield, kraal, lot, paddy, pale, patch, piece of land, plat, plot, plot of ground, quad, quadrangle, real estate, rice paddy,… …
