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mailbag
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mailbag has 2 senses
- mailbag(n = noun.artifact) mail pouch - pouch used in the shipment of mail; Array has particulars: diplomatic pouch
- mailbag(n = noun.artifact) postbag - letter carrier's shoulder bag; "in Britain they call a mailbag a postbag" is a kind of bag
is a kind of pouch
CIDE DICTIONARY
mailbag, n.
- A bag in which mailed matter is conveyed or shipped under public authority. [WordNet 1.5]
- A letter carrier's shoulder bag; as, in England they call a mailbag a postbag. [WordNet 1.5]
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