A clever man upon so delicate an errand has no use for a beard save to conceal his features.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
And what the errand is even a county constable could guess.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir becomes of importance.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
Certainly, there is a boy who seems to have some secret errand.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
— a short trip taken to attend to some business often for another
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Macmillan
— a small job that involves going to collect or deliver something
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Other Word Forms
errands
Usage
4 uses of ‘errand’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle