Brewer's: Bill of Sale

When a person borrows money and delivers goods as security, he gives him a bill of sale, that is, permission to sell the goods if the money is not returned on a stated day.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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