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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
... Street Court complained that the Black Maria which conveyed him there was very stuffy. Some prisoners say that this vehicle is so unhealthy as to drive custom away ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 19, 1920 • Various


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