old-time
Use Old-time in a sentence
adjective
1.
belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc.: old-time sailing ships; an old-time piano player.
2.
being long established: old-time residents.
Origin:
1815–25
1815–25
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| old-time | |
| —adj | |
| (prenominal) of or relating to a former time; old-fashioned: old-time dancing | |
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Example sentences
Old-time herbs and other old-time plants grow in their gardens.
Only occasionally were old-time signs of superiority manifested.
It is hardly likely that the old-time religion will go down better in the age of global terrorism.
They have an eccentric charm that allows you to spend fantastical days approximating the life of an old-time cattle aristocrat.
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