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mailbox (n.)
[mailbox 词源字典]
also
mail-box
, 1797, "box for mailbags on a coach," from
mail
(n.1) +
box
(n.1). Meaning "letterbox" is from 1853, American English.
[mailbox etymology, mailbox origin, 英语词源]