mail catcher
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Mail catcher — Mail Mail (m[=a]l), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mail-catcher — mailˈ catcher noun An apparatus for catching mail bags thrown from a moving train • • • Main Entry: ↑mail … Useful english dictionary
Mail — (m[=a]l), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mail guard — Mail Mail (m[=a]l), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mail train — Mail Mail (m[=a]l), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mail crane — An upright post planted close to a railroad track with an arm which, when not in use, hangs by the side of the post, but when in use is extended horizontally toward the track, and from which a suspended mail sack may be taken while the train is… … Ballentine's law dictionary
catcher pouch — noun : a mail sack used in transferring mail to and from small stations and moving trains … Useful english dictionary
Child Catcher — Robert Helpmann in the role of the Child Catcher in the film version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) … Wikipedia
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Mangotsfield railway station — Mangotsfield Mangotsfield railway station in 1973 Location Place Mango … Wikipedia
