mailcatcher
[ meyl-kach-er ]
/ ˈmeɪlˌkætʃ ər /
noun Railroads.
a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby mailcatcher
mailboat, mail bomb, mailbox, mail car, mail carrier, mailcatcher, mail-cheeked, mailcoach, mail drop, maile, mailed
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