An act of sending mail.

present participle of mail

(obsolete) A farm.

plural of mailing

present participle of mail it in

(now regional) A bag or wallet. / A bag containing letters to be delivered by post. / The material conveyed by the postal service. / (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.

(ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail. / (ditransitive) To send by electronic mail. / (transitive) To contact (a person) by electronic mail.

(uncountable) Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together. / (nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.

(transitive) To arm with mail. / (transitive) To pinion.

(historical) An old French coin worth half a denier. / (chiefly Scotland) A monetary payment or tribute. / (chiefly Scotland) Rent. / (chiefly Scotland) Tax.