[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mail \mail\ m=al, n. oe. male bag, of. male, f. malle bag,
   trunk, mail, ohg. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to d. maal,
   male; cf. gael.  ir. mala, gr. molgo`s hide, skin.
   1. a bag; a wallet. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. the bag or bags with the letters, papers, or other matter
      contained therein, conveyed under public authority from
      one post office to another; the whole system of appliances
      used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail
      matter.
      1913 webster

            there is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated
            hague.                                --tatler.
      1913 webster

   3. that which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received
      through the post office.
      1913 webster

   4. a trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be
      carried. obs. --sir w. scott.
      1913 webster

   mail catcher, an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached
      to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train
      is in motion.

   mail guard, an officer whose duty it is to guard the public
      mails. eng.

   mail train, a railroad train carrying the mail.
      1913 webster
see also:
mail catcher mail guard mail train 

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