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Parcel

ˈpɑːsl

Parcel definitions
verb
parcels parcelling parcelled parceling parceled parcel
  1. make (something) into a parcel by wrapping it

    "he parcelled up the goods and sent them back"

    pack pack up package wrap wrap up gift-wrap tie up do up box box up bundle up fasten together
    • divide into portions and then distribute

      "the farmers argue that parcelling out commercial farmland in small plots will reduce productivity"

  2. wrap (rope) with strips of tarred canvas, before binding it with yarn as part of a traditional technique to reduce chafing
noun
parcel parcels
  1. an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post

    "the lorry was carrying a large number of Royal Mail parcels"

  2. a quantity or amount of something, especially as dealt with in one commercial transaction

    "a parcel of shares"

    • a piece of land, especially one considered as part of an estate

      "she decided to divide her property into three parcels and invite sealed bids"

    • a group of people of a specified sort

      "a parcel of rogues"

    • a portion of a larger body of air or other fluid considered as a discrete element

      "an inversion forms a barrier to a rising parcel of air"