post-bag

[ pohst-bag ]

noun

, British.

1. mailbag.
2. a batch of mail from a single delivery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of post-bag¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

However, she saw when it was put into the post-bag, that it was for Lady Morville.

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Whenever we come to a village we stop and get down, and our little conductor disappears into the post-office for the post-bag.

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As soon as her clouded brain understood who wanted her, she was ready to throw her post-bag to the winds.

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Like the letter it was, as part of the contents of a well-stuffed post-bag, delivered in due course at the right address.

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One morning, after the arrival of the post-bag, Mabel came running up to her friend with a look of bright animation on her face.

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