tin lizzie
nounOlder Slang.
a small, cheap automobile in run-down condition, especially a Model T Ford.
Origin of tin lizzie
1First recorded in 1910–15
Words Nearby tin lizzie
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How to use tin lizzie in a sentence
tin lizzie had almost achieved the distinction for herself of having run down a major general of France.
The Glory of The Coming | Irvin S. CobbThe inside of that tin lizzie is sure going to look good to me!
Copper Coleson's Ghost | Edward P. HendrickFather says he would sooner trust his bones to us than that old tin lizzie.
The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp | Nell Speed
British Dictionary definitions for tin lizzie
tin lizzie
/ (ˈlɪzɪ) /
noun
informal an old or decrepit car; jalopy
Origin of tin lizzie
1originally a nickname for the Model T Ford
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