post road – One with a series of post-houses or stations for post-horses; a road on which mail was carried. More…
nixie – Any piece of mail that is unable to be forwarded because it is illegibly or incorrectly addressed. More…
post – Latin posita, “placed,” gave us Italian posta, “station on a road,” and became French poste, “a station for mail”—from the series of stations that fast horsemen traversed to deliver messages, giving us post, as in “mail system.” More…
blackmail – The “mail” in blackmail is Scottish for “tax, tribute,” referring to the tribute demanded by rebel chiefs in return for their protection. More…