noun
- Now Scot. a bag or piece of baggage
- Archaic a bag or packet of letters, etc. to be transported by post
- letters, papers, packages, etc. handled, transported, and delivered by the post office
- ☆ letters, papers, etc. received or sent by a person, company, etc.
- the system of collection, transportation, and delivery of letters, packages, etc.; postal system
- the collection or delivery of letters, packages, etc. at a certain time: late for the morning mail
- Chiefly Brit. a vehicle for mail
- e-mail
Origin:
ME male < OFr < MHG malhe, a traveling bag < OHG malaha, wallet
transitive verb
☆ to send by mail, as by putting into a mailbox; post