单词 | rust bucket |
释义 | > as lemmasrust bucket rust bucket n. colloquial (a) originally North American an old and rusty ship; (b) originally Australian a rusty old car. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [noun] > old or useless vessel hull1582 coffin1833 ballyhoo1836 old lady1841 rack-heap1850 wreck1896 crock1903 rust bucket1944 1944 Florence (Alabama) Times 19 Apr. 6/6 Any sort of bad weather will stand us at a 35 degree angle... A destroyer is a stationary living-room sofa compared to one of these rust-buckets. 1965 Daily Tel. (Sydney) 23 Apr. 20/1 A motor mechanic yesterday described a car which broke in two as a ‘rust bucket’. 1979 F. Forsyth Devil's Alternative 7 The Garibaldi an amiable old rust-bucket out of Brindisi. 2008 R. Hill Cure for All Dis. (2009) i. xvii. 180 Now shut up or I'll drop you here on the drive and let Lady Denham run you over with that rust bucket of hers. < as lemmas |
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