post-bag

  • 1Post bag — Post Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed,… …

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  • 2post|bag — «POHST BAG», noun. British. 1. a mailbag. 2. mail …

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  • 3post-bag — /pohst bag /, n. Brit. 1. mailbag. 2. a batch of mail from a single delivery. [1805 15] * * * …

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  • 4post bag — /ˈpoʊst bæg/ (say pohst bag) noun 1. → mailbag. 2. letters received, considered collectively …

  • 5post-bag — /pohst bag /, n. Brit. 1. mailbag. 2. a batch of mail from a single delivery. [1805 15] …

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  • 6post-bag — see postbag …

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  • 7post·bag — /ˈpoʊstˌbæg/ noun, pl bags Brit 1 [count] : ↑mailbag 2 [singular] : the total number of letters received by a person, business, or organization at a particular time We received a huge postbag on the spelling mistakes in our newsletter …

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  • 8Post — Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or… …

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  • 9Post and pair — Post Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed,… …

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  • 10Post bill — Post Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed,… …

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