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Definition of Mailbag
1. Noun. Pouch used in the shipment of mail.
2. Noun. Letter carrier's shoulder bag. "In Britain they call a mailbag a postbag"
Definition of Mailbag
1. Noun. A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail ¹
2. Noun. A smaller bag, slung from the shoulders, used for the delivery of mail ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mailbag
1. a bag for carrying mail (postal material) [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mailbag
Literary usage of Mailbag
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mother of All Webs Who Gotcha! by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"THE mailbag WINDFALL IN TIBET One such ambush resulted in an intelligence windfall.
The Tibetans had waylaid a small military convoy on a lonely mountain ..."
2. The Brawnville Papers: Being Memorials of the Brawnville Athletic Club by Moses Coit Tyler (1869)
"Now, your letter being dated July 12, reached the railroad station in the usual
mailbag on the 13th of July, and on remaining there three and a half days ..."
3. An Outline of Progressive Lessons in Composition, Language and Spelling for by Anna M. Wiebalk (1912)
"Spelling Words busy St. Valentine's Day February mailbag dainty postcards wherever
... What made his mailbag heavy! What kinds of valentines were in it? ..."
4. Hartwick, the Heart of Otsego County, NY. by Town of Hartwick Historical Society (2002)
"About the time the trolley was expected, Mrs. Kent Myers, whose job it was to
carry the mailbag from the post office to the trolley station, was waiting for ..."
5. Venezuela by Leonard Victor Dalton (1912)
"On one occasion the author with a friend was guided along about thirty miles of
obscure track by the " postman " (aged sixteen), who had one USA mailbag, ..."
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