rattletrap
a shaky, rattling object, as a rickety vehicle.
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How to use rattletrap in a sentence
It is not gallant in Chauncey to permit the lady to appear in such an antiquated rattletrap.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 | VariousThey went out through the doors of the waiting room toward a rattletrap vehicle.
Badge of Infamy | Lester del Rey"Excuse me from ever taking such a long trip again in an old rattletrap of a boat like that," declared Bluff.
The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point | Quincy AllenEmily, I'm thinkin' of fixin' up Uncle Abner's old rattletrap and openin' a boardin'-house for summer folks in it.
Thankful's Inheritance | Joseph C. LincolnThe medics were injecting a heart stimulant into him and he was vibrating like a rattletrap car racing over a gravel road.
The Old Die Rich | Horace Leonard Gold
British Dictionary definitions for rattletrap
/ (ˈrætəlˌtræp) /
informal a broken-down old vehicle, esp an old car
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