Synonyms for rattletraps
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : rat-l-trap |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræt lˌtræp |
Définition of rattletraps
Origin :- 1766, originally a noun, "knick-knacks, trifles, odds and ends," from rattle (adj.) + trap, perhaps in the sense in traps (n.2). Hence, "a shabby, rattling object," especially a rickety coach or other vehicle (1822). The adjectival sense of "rickety" is recorded from 1834.
- As in jalopy : noun old, dilapidated automobile
- As in tin lizzie : noun dilapidated car
- Every morning she used to go round to teach the children, with these rattletraps in a basket.
- Extract from : « Children's Literature » by Charles Madison Curry
- Hamish took Judy by the shoulders, bidding her go out and see whether any rattletraps were left in the fly, and so turned it off.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- And they tumbled about the rattletraps under the cupboard, and rummaged the drawers in search of the sacred volume.
- Extract from : « The House by the Church-Yard » by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
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