Rattletrap — Rat tle*trap ( tr[a^]p ), n. Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. [Colloq.] A. Trollope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rattletrap — 1766, originally a noun, nicknacks, trifles, odds and ends, from RATTLE (Cf. rattle) (adj.) + trap, perhaps in the sense in TRAPS (Cf. traps) (n.2). The adjectival sense of rickety is recorded from 1834 … Etymology dictionary
rattletrap — ► NOUN informal ▪ an old or rickety vehicle … English terms dictionary
rattletrap — [rat′ l trap΄] n. anything worn out, rickety, or rattling; esp., a dilapidated old automobile … English World dictionary
Rattletrap — Rattlettrap may refer to: * Death Sex Rattletrap (1989), a song by Chainsaw Kittens, an alternative rock band *Richard Hudson Rattletrap, a character in The Disappointment, one of the first American operas, it was to have been performed on 20… … Wikipedia
rattletrap — I n Old, broken down car. Rudy will never make it to the beach in that old rattletrap of his. 1820s II n Old, broken down car. Rudy will never make it to the beach in that old rattletrap of his. 1820s … Historical dictionary of American slang
rattletrap — noun Date: 1822 something rattly or rickety; especially an old car • rattletrap adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
rattletrap — rat|tle|trap [ˈrætlˌtræp] adj [only before noun] AmE a rattletrap vehicle is old and in bad condition … Dictionary of contemporary English
rattletrap — /rat l trap /, n. a shaky, rattling object, as a rickety vehicle. [1760 70; RATTLE1 + TRAP1] * * * … Universalium
Rattletrap — 1. shaky, rattling object; 2. run down vehicle that makes rattling noises when in locomotion … Dictionary of Australian slang
