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rust⋅buck⋅et

[ruhst-buhk-it]
–noun Slang.
an old, run-down freighter, esp. one whose hull is covered with rust.

Origin:
1940–45; rust + bucket
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Main Entry:  rust bucket
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  any transport that is old and very rusty, esp. a ship
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rust bucket

  1. n.
    a naval destroyer; any ship. (Military.) : Why don't I ever get assigned to a new ship? It's always some crummy rust bucket!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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