post-bag

[ pohst-bag ]

/ ˈpoʊstˌbæg /

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noun British.

a batch of mail from a single delivery.

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Origin of post-bag

First recorded in 1805–15

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How to use post-bag in a sentence

The book had been eagerly awaited and brought its author a huge postbag.
Derrida’s ‘Of Grammatology’ and the Birth of Deconstruction|Benoît Peeters|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And each time they passed through your hands for the postbag, your son's formula passed, too.
The Riddle of the Mysterious Light|Mary E. Hanshew
If you go by the Canadian Pacific, like a letter in a postbag, it takes only a few days over three weeks.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
She spent much time at her desk, and the postbag for the Abbey began to contain many delicate, fragrant epistles.
The Story of Bawn|Katharine Tynan

Two months went by, during which the O. i/c Records made no further additions to our postbag.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Oct. 3, 1917|Various
I'll take the motor which carries the postbag, if you don't mind.
The Riddle of the Mysterious Light|Mary E. Hanshew

British Dictionary definitions for post-bag

postbag

/ (ˈpəʊstˌbæɡ) /

noun

mainly British another name for mailbag

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

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