subs. phr. (common).—A hearse. [From COLD-MEAT, a corpse, + CART.] Fr., mannequin à refroidis. Cf., COLD-MEAT TRAIN.
1820. REYNOLDS (‘Peter Corcoran’), The Fancy, p. 46.
| He’s gone—how very muddy some folks die!— | |
| He’s for the COLD-MEAT CART, and so am I. |
