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mailcatcher

[ meyl-kach-er ]

noun

, Railroads.
  1. a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mailcatcher1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; mail 1 + catcher

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