rattletrap
a shaky, rattling object, as a rickety vehicle.
Origin of rattletrap
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How to use rattletrap in a sentence
The horse and vehicle aroused no curiosity where odder animals and more curiously antiquated rattletraps were also out.
The Son of Clemenceau | Alexandre (fils) DumasHamish took Judy by the shoulders, bidding her go out and see whether any rattletraps were left in the fly, and so turned it off.
The Channings | Mrs. Henry WoodAnd they tumbled about the rattletraps under the cupboard, and rummaged the drawers in search of the sacred volume.
The House by the Church-Yard | J. Sheridan Le FanuEvery morning she used to go round to teach the children, with these rattletraps in a basket.
Children's Literature | Charles Madison CurrySay, this is some different from the old rattletraps we used to fly, isnt it?
Famous Flyers | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
British Dictionary definitions for rattletrap
/ (ˈrætəlˌtræp) /
informal a broken-down old vehicle, esp an old car
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