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Noun: mailbag  'meyl,bag
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: postbag)
  1. Pouch used in the shipment of mail
    "The postal worker sorted letters into the mailbag for delivery";
    - mail pouch, postbag [Brit]
     
  2. Letter carrier's shoulder bag
    "The postal worker hefted the heavy mailbag onto his shoulder";
    - postbag [Brit]

Derived forms: mailbags

Type of: bag, pouch

Encyclopedia: Mailbag