post-bag

[ pohst-bag ]

/ ˈpoʊstˌbæg /

noun British.

mailbag.

a batch of mail from a single delivery.

Origin of post-bag

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby post-bag

post-and-rail fence, post-and-rail tea, postatomic, postaudit, postaxial, post-bag, postbellum, post-boat, post-boost phase, postbox, postboy

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Example sentences from the Web for post-bag

I laughed, I remember, thinking that they had forgotten the post-bag.
Prester John|John Buchan
When the post-bag arrived at the house on Monday morning, it was opened as usual by the squire himself at the breakfast-table.
Doctor Thorne|Anthony Trollope
When the post-bag arrived, he would select his letters and lay them aside for reading in the seclusion of his library.
Washington's Birthday|Various
The coming of the post-bag had been scarcely noticed in the school-room that morning.
Happy Days for Boys and Girls|Various

Unfortunately, Mr. Nevill has been content to give us merely gleanings of his mother's notebooks and post-bag.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for post-bag

postbag

/ (ˈpəʊstˌbæɡ) /

noun

mainly British another name for mailbag

the mail received by a magazine, radio programme, public figure, etc

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单词	post-bag
释义	post-bag [ pohst-bag ] / ˈpoʊstˌbæg / noun British. mailbag. a batch of mail from a single delivery. Origin of post-bag First recorded in 1805–15 Words nearby post-bag post-and-rail fence, post-and-rail tea, postatomic, postaudit, postaxial, post-bag, postbellum, post-boat, post-boost phase, postbox, postboy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for post-bag I laughed, I remember, thinking that they had forgotten the post-bag. Prester John\|John Buchan When the post-bag arrived at the house on Monday morning, it was opened as usual by the squire himself at the breakfast-table. Doctor Thorne\|Anthony Trollope When the post-bag arrived, he would select his letters and lay them aside for reading in the seclusion of his library. Washington's Birthday\|Various The coming of the post-bag had been scarcely noticed in the school-room that morning. Happy Days for Boys and Girls\|Various Unfortunately, Mr. Nevill has been content to give us merely gleanings of his mother's notebooks and post-bag. The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920\|Various British Dictionary definitions for post-bag postbag / (ˈpəʊstˌbæɡ) / noun mainly British another name for mailbag the mail received by a magazine, radio programme, public figure, etc 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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