"despatch case" meaning in English

See despatch case in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: despatch cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} despatch case (plural despatch cases)
  1. Alternative spelling of dispatch case. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dispatch case
    Sense id: en-despatch_case-en-noun-VPIqbVM3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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