English Explanatory Dictionary

tin Lizzie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Ford Motor Company's Model T automobile.
  2. A small, unpretentious, vintage automobile, especially one that is in run-down condition.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of tin Lizzie.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of tin Lizzie.

Word forms

tin Lizzie tin Lizzies

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from the use of Lizzie as a generic name given to horses.

Synonyms

flivver jalopy banger beater bucket of bolts bucket of rust clunker crate crock hooptie junker lemon old banger rattletrap rustbucket shed shitbox shitpot shitcan shitbucket tin Lizzie wreck
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