dispatch case

American  

noun

1. attaché case.

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dispatch case British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dispatch case

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

And the two of them dispatch cases to attorneys across the country.

From Washington Post

Many of the men carried dispatch cases and brief cases and I gripped mine with a sense of importance.

From Literature

"He's dropped something," said Lorraine, bending down and picking up a small leather dispatch case that was lying by the side of the pathway.

From Project Gutenberg

She handed Lesbia a beautiful leather dispatch case, with the initials L. F. stamped upon it in gold.

From Project Gutenberg

He opened his shabby dispatch case, and showed it full of papers.

From Project Gutenberg