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

Examples of mailbag in a Sentence

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Here’s a rapid-fire mailbag commentary, which answers nine questions from members. Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024 Brad Biggs’ overflowing Bears mailbag starts there. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024 Submit your questions about the MLB offseason for Jim Bowden’s upcoming mailbag, which will build upon his recent articles on the top free agents (including the Juan Soto sweepstakes), some of the top trade candidates, and each team’s key needs. Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024 What's the Steelers biggest roadblock to a division title? College football Week 13 oddly specific predictions: Hoosier Hysteria ends, Ohio State rolls Submit your questions for Until Saturday's podcast mailbag Messi's exit showed what's wrong with the MLS playoffs. New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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