dispatch case

Origin of dispatch case

First recorded in 1915–20

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

In the World War |Count Ottokar Czernin
"Yes, that is the story," said Otway, sorting back the documents into his dispatch-case.

Foe-Farrell |Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
As I left, the two were pegging it from a bottle of hunting sherry which the Honourable George had carried in his dispatch-case.

Ruggles of Red Gap |Harry Leon Wilson
He put down his dispatch-case and felt furiously in his pockets with both hands.

The House by the River |A. P. Herbert

It was not until we were gliding out of the station that I looked round for my dispatch-case.

Berry And Co. |Dornford Yates

dispatch case

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