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mailbag.

A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmeɪlˌbæɡ/General-American
  1. A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail.

  2. A smaller bag, slung from the shoulder, used by a mail carrier during the delivery of mail.

  3. The correspondence received by a publishing entity such as a magazine or website.

    broadly · figuratively
    In our mailbag this month, we've got no less than 12 letters from those of you who think that Jones should not have been benched.
Where this word comes from

From mail + bag.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.