dead wagon
n.— «Mr. Herkstroter said that he “had heard” there was sort of agreement among the milk dealers of the city not to undersell each other and that the “dead wagon” was run against offenders.» —“Fixing Milk Prices” New York Times Jan. 8, 1910. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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