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noun Older Slang.

a small, cheap automobile in run-down condition, especially a Model T Ford.

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Origin of tin lizzie

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby tin lizzie

Tinkertoy, tinker with, tinkle, tinkly, Tinley Park, tin lizzie, tinman, tinned, tinner, tinnery, Tinnevelly senna

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How to use tin lizzie in a sentence

The Walking Dead piled up an impressive body count in 2014, with Lizzie, Hershel, and Beth among its major casualties.
The Red Viper, Zoe Barnes, and the Best Fictional Deaths of 2014|Melissa Leon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The line right before this is “With little tin horns and little toy drums.”
The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The raw materials— tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold—were dubbed “conflict minerals.”
Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War|John Prendergast|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One and all, they come shaking their tin cups at election time then run like the wind when a critical vote comes up.
How the Lame Democrats Blew It|Goldie Taylor|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Andrew Borden, his two daughters, Lizzie and Emma, and his wife, Abby, lived in the stately abode at 92 Second Street.
Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House?|Nina Strochlic|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And I will turn my hand to thee, and I will clean purge away thy dross, and I will take away all thy tin.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Otherwise, a child's box of tin soldiers sent by post would have been just the thing for the Dardanelles landing!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
He watched the man put some bread and milk in a tin pan, and set it down on the floor of the basket.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
All the bamboo clappers, cocoanut shells, tin pans, and red flags that could be found were seized and put into use.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Another manner of punishment consists in making them wear a tin mask, which is fastened with a lock behind.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer

British Dictionary definitions for tin lizzie

tin lizzie

/ (ˈlɪzɪ) /

noun

informal an old or decrepit car; jalopy

Word Origin for tin lizzie

originally a nickname for the Model T Ford

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