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rustbucket

[ ruhst-buhk-it ]
/ ˈrʌstˌbʌk ɪt /

noun Slang.

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

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Nearby words

  1. rust mite,
  2. rust-colored,
  3. rust-through,
  4. rustavi,
  5. rustbelt,
  6. rustic,
  7. rustic joint,
  8. rusticana,
  9. rusticate,
  10. rusticating

Origin of rustbucket

First recorded in 1940–45; rust + bucket
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British Dictionary definitions for rust bucket

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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