Syn: mail pouch.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A letter carrier's shoulder bag; as, in England they call
a mailbag a postbag.
Syn: postbag. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mail|bag — «MAYL BAG», noun. a large bag for carrying mail … Useful english dictionary
mail·bag — /ˈmeılˌbæg/ noun, pl bags [count] 1 : a large bag used for sending letters and packages in a truck, airplane, etc. 2 chiefly US : a bag carried by a person who delivers the mail called also (Brit) postbag … Useful english dictionary
mail bag — postal bag, bag used to hold letters … English contemporary dictionary
mail bag — see mailbag … English dictionary
Private Mail Bag — A Private Mail Bag, Locked Bag or caller service is a term for a special form of postal delivery in some countries, usually a government department or large private company, which receive large volumes of mail. Like PO Box addresses, Private Mail … Wikipedia
Mail — (m[=a]l), n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgo s hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The bag or bags with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mail catcher — Mail Mail (m[=a]l), n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgo s hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The bag or bags… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mail guard — Mail Mail (m[=a]l), n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgo s hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The bag or bags… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mail train — Mail Mail (m[=a]l), n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgo s hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The bag or bags… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bag — n Bag, sack, pouch denote a container made of a flexible material (as paper, cloth, or leather) and open or opening at the top. Bag is the widest in its range of application and is referable to anything that comes under this general description… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
