tin lizzie


tin liz·zie

T0226500 (lĭz′ē)n. Slang A dilapidated or cheap car.
[After Tin Lizzie, , nickname for the Ford Model T automobile, perhaps from Lizzie, name commonly given to horses, nickname for Elizabeth.]

tin lizzie

(ˈlɪzɪ) n (Automotive Engineering) informal an old or decrepit car; jalopy[originally a nickname for the Model T Ford]