| 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
- 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!
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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