private bag

noun

British

: a locked bag for the conveyance of postal matter between an individual and the post office especially where direct delivery is unavailable

—often used as part of a postal address

The Extension Officer, Private Bag 602, Oudtshoorn

—Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)

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