mailbag

[ meyl-bag ]

/ ˈmeɪlˌbæg /

noun

a large bag used by mail carriers for carrying mail, usually equipped with a shoulder strap.

a large bag or pouch used in transporting mail in bulk from general post offices to branch offices, from city to city, etc.

Origin of mailbag

First recorded in 1805–15; mail¹ + bag

Words nearby mailbag

maik, maiko, Maikop, mail, mailable, mailbag, mailboat, mail bomb, mailbox, mail car, mail carrier

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Example sentences from the Web for mailbag

Among other outrages, a mailbag was stolen from the York postboy, on the evening of February 22 in that year.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper
We scrambled out as best we could, and lost no time in salving the mailbag and our instruments.
Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours|Arthur Whitten Brown
At every solitary house along the road we stopped to leave a mailbag.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863|Various
The village postmaster stood staring at an official envelope that had just been shaken out of a mailbag upon the sorting-table.
The Devil's Garden|W. B. Maxwell

All of them therefore jumped up to greet the bearer of the mailbag, being greatly interested in news from the home folks.
Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube|Louis Arundel

British Dictionary definitions for mailbag

mailbag

mailsack or sometimes US mailpouch

/ (ˈmeɪlˌbæɡ) /

noun

a large bag used for transporting or delivering mail

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	mailbag
释义	mailbag [ meyl-bag ] / ˈmeɪlˌbæg / noun a large bag used by mail carriers for carrying mail, usually equipped with a shoulder strap. a large bag or pouch used in transporting mail in bulk from general post offices to branch offices, from city to city, etc. Origin of mailbag First recorded in 1805–15; mail¹ + bag Words nearby mailbag maik, maiko, Maikop, mail, mailable, mailbag, mailboat, mail bomb, mailbox, mail car, mail carrier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mailbag Among other outrages, a mailbag was stolen from the York postboy, on the evening of February 22 in that year. The Great North Road: London to York\|Charles G. Harper We scrambled out as best we could, and lost no time in salving the mailbag and our instruments. Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours\|Arthur Whitten Brown At every solitary house along the road we stopped to leave a mailbag. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863\|Various The village postmaster stood staring at an official envelope that had just been shaken out of a mailbag upon the sorting-table. The Devil's Garden\|W. B. Maxwell All of them therefore jumped up to greet the bearer of the mailbag, being greatly interested in news from the home folks. Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube\|Louis Arundel British Dictionary definitions for mailbag mailbag mailsack or sometimes US mailpouch / (ˈmeɪlˌbæɡ) / noun a large bag used for transporting or delivering mail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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