Rattletrap

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A rickety, worn-out vehicle.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Mechanically unreliable or in disrepair.
  • n. A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A shaky, rattling object; especially, a rattling, rickety vehicle; in the plural, objects clattering or rattling against each other.
    • Word Usage
    "It must reward them, or their children would not be able to go to school, nor would so many of them be able to drive by in rattletrap, second-hand buggies or in stout light wagons."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    clunker    bucket of bolts   
    Same Context
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