mail call

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   a call of names of those receiving mail

   Broaderroll call

Questions about mail call

What does mail call mean?

mail call means "a call of names of those receiving mail".

Is mail call a common word?

mail call is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.