Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Franking"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frank \Frank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Franked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Franking}.]
1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. --Dickens.
2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package,
or packet, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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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