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Jiffy bag

noun [C]
 
 
trademark

Definition

a thick envelope for protecting objects that are easily damaged when they are sent through the postThe postal system
(Definition of Jiffy bag noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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