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rattletrap

[ rat-l-trap ]

noun

  1. a shaky, rattling rattle rattling object, as a rickety vehicle.


rattletrap

/ ˈrætəlˌtræp /

noun

  1. informal.
    a broken-down old vehicle, esp an old car


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rattletrap1

First recorded in 1760–70; rattle 1 + trap 1

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Example Sentences

It is not gallant in Chauncey to permit the lady to appear in such an antiquated rattletrap.

They went out through the doors of the waiting room toward a rattletrap vehicle.

"Excuse me from ever taking such a long trip again in an old rattletrap of a boat like that," declared Bluff.

Emily, I'm thinkin' of fixin' up Uncle Abner's old rattletrap and openin' a boardin'-house for summer folks in it.

The medics were injecting a heart stimulant into him and he was vibrating like a rattletrap car racing over a gravel road.

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