old-time

[ ohld-tahym ]
/ ˈoʊldˈtaɪm /
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adjective

belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc.: old-time sailing ships; an old-time piano player.
being long established: old-time residents.

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Origin of old-time

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby old-time

old-line party, old-maidish, old-man cactus, old-man's-beard, old-man-and-woman, old-time, old-time dance, old-timer, old-timey, old-womanish, old-world
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Words related to old-time

old-fashioned, ancient, dated, obsolete, out-of-date, olden

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British Dictionary definitions for old-time

old-time

adjective

(prenominal) of or relating to a former time; old-fashionedold-time dancing
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