rustbucket

[ ruhst-buhk-it ]

/ ˈrʌstˌbʌk ɪt /

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noun Slang.

an old, run-down freighter, especially one whose hull is covered with rust.

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Origin of rustbucket

First recorded in 1940–45; rust + bucket

British Dictionary definitions for rustbucket

rust bucket

noun

slang something that is run-down or dilapidated, esp a very badly rusted car

adjective rustbucket

informal run-down or dilapidatedrustbucket factories

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