See Also: dispatch 1, verb(dictionary)
livre(dictionary)
livre de chevet(dictionary)
LIVRE TOURNOIS, com(law)
livre de circonstance(dictionary)
dispatch box(dictionary)
dispatch(2)(dictionary)
dispatch(1)(dictionary)
Dispatch(money)
dispatch(medicine)

livre de chevet (iou) and dispatch 1, verb (oh)


livre de chevet (iou)



livre de chevet noun phr. Pl. livres de chevet (pronounced same). E20.
[French lit. 'book of the bed-head'.]
A bedside book; a favourite book.

dispatch 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Italian; Origin: dispacciare, from Old French despeechier 'to set free']
formal to send someone or something somewhere for a particular purpose
dispatch sb/sth to sb/sth
::A reporter was dispatched to Naples to cover the riot.
::Goods are normally dispatched within 24 hours.
to deal with someone or to finish a job quickly and effectively
::She dispatched (=beat) her opponent 6-2, 6-1.
old-fashioned to deliberately kill a person or animal