C.O.D.
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Collect on delivery. These letters are not cabalistic, but have a determinate meaning. They import the carrier's liability to return to the consignor either the goods or the charges.
U. S. Exp. Co., v. Keefer, 59 Ind. 267; Fleming v. Com., 130 Pa. 138, 18 Atl. 622; Express Co. v. Wolf, 79 Ili. 434