Definition of Mail bag. Meaning of Mail bag. Synonyms of Mail bag

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Definition of Mail bag

Mail bag
Mail Mail, 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. ? hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. The bag or bags with the letters, papers, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter. There is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated Hague. --Tatler. 3. That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office. 4. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott. Mail bag, a bag in which mailed matter is conveyed under public authority. Mail boat, a boat that carries the mail. Mail catcher, an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train is in motion. Mail guard, an officer whose duty it is to guard the public mails. [Eng.] Mail train, a railroad train carrying the mail.

Meaning of Mail bag from wikipedia

- A mail bag or mailbag can be one of several types of bags used for collecting or carrying different types of postal material. Marsh, Allison (March 2006)...
- also used to refer to a traveling case or bag for clothes. In the 1700s, the term also described a mail bag. This continued into the 1800s for bags used...
- A private mail bag (PMB), locked bag or caller service is a term for a special form of postal delivery in some countries, usually a government department...
- international mail exchanges as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations. The word mail comes from the Middle English word male, referring to a travelling bag or...
- Lifting bag Mail bag Messenger bag Millbank bag Money bag Paper bag Plastic bag Popcorn bag Punching bag Sandbag Satchel Security bag Sling bag, worn over...
- smaller version is often called a sling bag. This design of bag has been used in the transportation of mail and goods by numerous types of messengers...
- an M-bag service for international shipment of printed matter; previously surface M-bags existed, but with the 2007 elimination of surface mail, only...
- post Roads." The Post Office has the constitutional authority to designate mail routes. The Post Office is also empowered to construct or designate post...
- superior put a Chinese citizen into a big mail bag and then by tying the bag to a grenade, cold-bloodedly exploded the bag with its live victim on its way into...
- A catcher pouch is a mail bag that can be used in conjunction with a mail hook to "catch" mail awaiting pickup from a moving train. Catcher pouches were...