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cold storage

–noun
1. the storage of food, furs, etc., in an artificially cooled place.
2. a condition of suspension of action or activity; abeyance.

Origin:
1890–95
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cold storage  
n.  
  1. Protective storage, as of foods or furs, in a refrigerated place.

  2. Informal A state of being held in abeyance.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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cold storage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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