rustbucket

noun

rustbucket

noun

Etymology From rust + bucket.

1

Slang An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.

  • That sagging old rustbucket is designed like a garbage scow!1967, David Gerrold, The Trouble with Tribbles, spoken by Korax:

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