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A mail pouch or mailpouch is a container for mail, designed to transport first-class, registered mail, domestic mail and military mail. It is made of a stronger material (''e.g.'', canvas) than mail sacks (''e.g.'', plastic) and is designed to lock at the top with a mechanism system consisting of special closely spaced eyelets and a strong strap to secure the top where access into the bag is closed off and locked, where a mail sack does not have these features.〔Melius p. 40〕 == Etymology and word origins == *According to the Online Etymology Dictionary ''mail'' is 12th century for letters or post. The meaning was further extended to "letters and parcels" in the 18th century by way of "bag full of letters" (1650s) or "person or vehicle who carries postal matter" (1650s). The Online Etymology Dictionary says that in 19th century England, "mail" was interpreted as letters going abroad and local communications was defined as "post."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Definition of "mail" (n.1) )〕 *According to the Online Etymology Dictionary ''pouch'' is late 14th century for "small bag in which money is carried," from Anglo-French ''puche,'' of 13th century Old French ''pouche'' and ''poche''. It has a root Germanic basis and Old English ''pocca'' meaning "bag", which is a derivative from cavities in animal bodies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Definition of "pouch" )〕 *According to The Free Dictionary by Farlex the word term "mail pouch" or 'mailpouch" means ''pouch used in the shipment of mail.'' It has basically the same meaning as "mailbag" – which originated 1805-1815.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Definition of "mail pouch" )〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=mailbag or mailsack or mailpouch )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「mail pouch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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