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- noun Plural form of
postbox , an alternative spelling ofpost box .
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Examples
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I've discovered that there are 3 postboxes in Old Town and no one can tell about any other in Istanbul (and I mean the whole of Istanbul).
Archive 2008-07-01 HayleyM 2008
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He was frightened of petrol being poured through the letter box and set alight, so he had one of those metal postboxes attached to the outside of the house ....
The Devil's Bedpost 2010
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I've discovered that there are 3 postboxes in Old Town and no one can tell about any other in Istanbul (and I mean the whole of Istanbul).
The Simple Things HayleyM 2008
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These five were hired and paid anonymously, had no address or telephone number, no means of contacting him other than the newspaper, and received their orders from postboxes all over London: The ones I saw were all from the same typewriter, which will soon be lying on the bottom of the Thames.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice King, Laurie R. 2006
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The little wall space available bore witness to Mr Weasley's obsessions: several posters of cars, including one of a dismantled engine; two illustrations of postboxes he seemed to have cut out of Muggle children's books; and a diagram showing how to wire a plug.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003
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He was frightened of petrol being poured through the letter box and set alight, so he had one of those metal postboxes attached to the outside of the house ....
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Given such overwhelming agreement, it was only natural that such quarrels as arose should hang on the color of postboxes.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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Given such overwhelming agreement, it was only natural that such quarrels as arose should hang on the color of postboxes.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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They said that by the end of the day pretty much all the postboxes in London will be sealed so you can't post anything else.
sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2001
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More than 700,000 postboxes, including mobile postbox lobbies, had been installed in the past year, mainly in developing and under-developed areas.
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