v. t.
Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we
The business we have talked of. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ The ] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the harvest work. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]
I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]
Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the country . . . they perish among the lumber of garrets. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]
Even with the speediest expedition
I will dispatch him to the emperor's cou&unr_;&unr_;. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords. Ezek. xxiii. 47.
v. i. To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business. [ 1913 Webster ]
They have dispatched with Pompey. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. despeche, F. dépêche. See Dispatch, v. t. ]
To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved comforts. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Serious business, craving quick dispatch. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch through a sufficient space. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dispatch boat,
Dispatch box,
n. One who dispatches. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task; indicating haste; quick;
n. [ Cf. OF. despechement. ] The act of dispatching. [ Obs. ] State Trials (1529). [ 1913 Webster ]