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old-time
[ ohld-tahym ]
/ ËoÊldËtaÉȘm /
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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 1815â25
Words nearby old-time
old sweat, Old Swedish, old talk, Old Test., Old Testament, old-time, old-time dance, old-timer, old-timey, Old Turkic, Olduvai Gorge
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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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