The courier, bearing his despatches in the form of a hieroglyphical painting, ran with them to the first station,[…].
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Despatch
/dɪˈspætʃ/
Synonyms for "despatch" (24 found)
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Noun(5 words)
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Verb(1 words)
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10 entriesair mailcourier servicedespatch centredespatch notedespatch timesexpress deliverypostal despatchrapid despatchshipping methodtimely despatch
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Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car.
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There are special rooms where mail can be stored and stacked ready for despatch and accommodation with cooking facilities for T.P.O. crews who change from one mail train to another at Tamworth.
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1833, Massachusetts Medical Society, New England Surgical Society, Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Volumes 8-9, page 31, She fainted, was got into bed, and a messenger was despatched for me.
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