post-bag

[ pohst-bag ]

nounBritish.
  1. a batch of mail from a single delivery.

Origin of post-bag

1
First recorded in 1805–15

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British Dictionary definitions for postbag

postbag

/ (ˈpəʊstˌbæɡ) /


noun
  1. mainly British another name for mailbag

  2. the mail received by a magazine, radio programme, public figure, etc

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