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Black maria   /blæk mərˈiə/   Listen
Black maria

noun
1.
Van used by police to transport prisoners.  Synonyms: paddy wagon, patrol wagon, police van, police wagon, wagon.
2.
A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades.  Synonym: hearts.





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"Black maria" Quotes from Famous Books



... as yet. We'll see how the land lies first. The Black Maria's still before the door. ...
— His Lordship's Leopard - A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts • David Dwight Wells


Words linked to "Black maria" :   whist, long whist, short whist, police van, van


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