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mailbox

noun
/ˈmeɪl.bɑks/

Etymology

From mail + box.

  1. derived from Boxenstopp
  2. derived from pyxis
  3. derived from buxis
  4. inherited from *buhsā✻
  5. inherited from box
  6. inherited from box — “container, box, cup”
  7. compounded as mailbox — “mail + box”

Definitions

  1. A box into which mail is placed.

    • She waved back, placed a stack of envelopes in her mailbox, and lifted the red flag.

  2. A folder or account for the storage of email

    A folder or account for the storage of email; an electronic inbox or mailstore.

The neighborhood

Derived

collection mailbox, e-mailbox, mailbox company, mailbox rule, voice mailbox

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mailbox. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA