"Dumb-Bidding" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL

Dumb-Bidding LAW AND LEGAL
Definition:

In sales at auction, when the minimum amount which the owner will take for the article is written on a piece of paper, and placed by the owner under a candlestick, or other thing, and it is agreed that no bidding shall avail unless equal to that, this is called “dumb-bidding.” Bab. Auct 44

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