hatch, match and despatch

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Definition of hatch, match and despatch in English English dictionary

Very infrequent; attending only for baptism, marriage, and funeral

He is a hatch, match and despatch Catholic .

The Office of Births, Marriages and Deaths

Hyphenation

hatch, match and des·patch

Etymology

() hatch (“birth”, as in the hatching of an egg); match (“marriage”, as in the matching of bride and groom); and despatch (“death”, in the sense of “burial”)