Cash on delivery.
1863. When does your creditor consider you fishy? When he puts C.O.D. on your bill.—Rocky Mountain News, Denver, March 12.
1909. [The court of appeals affirms] the right of a licensed liquor dealer to ship his wares C.O.D. into “dry” territory, provided he has a bona fide order.—N.Y. Ev. Post, March 18.
