mailbag

noun

mail·​bag ˈmāl-ˌbag How to pronounce mailbag (audio)
1
: a letter carrier's shoulder bag
2
: a pouch used in the shipment of mail

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An answer appeared a few days ago in the sage’s electronic mailbag. Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 27 June 2025 Related Articles Red Sox mailbag: What does Rafael Devers trade say about state of the team? Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025 Leave them below and senior writer Richard Deitsch will answer some in an upcoming mailbag. Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 19 June 2025 The Miami Herald’s Heat mailbag is here to answer your offseason questions. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mailbag

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mailbag was in 1812

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“Mailbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailbag. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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