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Older Slang.a small, cheap automobile in run-down condition, esp. a Model T Ford.[1910-15]
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tin lizzie
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tin lizzie — ☆ tin lizzie [liz′ē ] n. [orig. nickname of an early model of Ford automobile] [Old Slang] any cheap or old automobile … English World dictionary
tin lizzie — (ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈlizē, zi noun Etymology: from Tin Lizzie, nickname for the Model T Ford automobile, from tin + Lizzie, nickname for Elizabeth : a small and relatively inexpensive automobile they are in ancient tin lizzies, on motor scooters … in bicycle… … Useful english dictionary
tin lizzie — /tɪn ˈlɪzi/ (say tin lizee) noun Colloquial any cheap, old, or decrepit motor vehicle: *she and Patsy drove, in Patsy s terrible Tin Lizzie, to the house of the old fiddle teacher, down at the Kurrajong Brush. –hesba brinsmead, 1982. Also, tin… …
tin lizzie — noun Etymology: from Tin Lizzie, nickname for the Model T Ford automobile Date: 1915 a small inexpensive early automobile … New Collegiate Dictionary
tin Lizzie — car, old car You can park your tin Lizzie over there beside the barn … English idioms
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tin Lizzie — noun N. Amer. informal an old or decrepit car. Origin early 20th cent. (orig. a nickname for an early Ford): Lizzie, a familiar form of the given name Elizabeth … English new terms dictionary
tin lizzie — A Model T Ford, not any old car … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Tin Lizzie — Model T Ford’s nickname … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
