dispatch case

noun

1. attaché case.

dispatch case

noun

1. a case used for carrying papers, documents, books, etc, usually flat and stiff

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispatch case¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

He wore charcoal suits and conservative pinstripe ties, and carried a cane and a black dispatch case.

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She closed her dispatch case with a snap and gave a glance at herself in the great mirror.

From Project Gutenberg

Otway re-opened the dispatch-case and again made sure of his last two exhibits, which he had not exhibited.

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Reply from London to my letter of the 28th, which accompanied the dispatch case and the other papers, has finally come to hand.

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In return he handed me a look which I shall try to forget, and asked me how I came by the dispatch-case.

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After the loss of the dispatch-case I at once tendered my resignation in Vienna, but it was not accepted by the Emperor.

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