rustbucket
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See also: rust bucket
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Etymology
Noun
rustbucket (plural rustbuckets)
- (slang) An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.
- Synonyms: bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, hunk of junk; see also Thesaurus:old car
- 1967, David Gerrold, The Trouble with Tribbles, spoken by Korax:
- That sagging old rustbucket is designed like a garbage scow!
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