rattletrap (not comparable)
Mechanically unreliable or in disrepair.
rattletrap (plural rattletraps)
(informal) A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.
(dated) Any piece of miscellaneous equipment or junk.
• banger
• bucket of bolts
• clunker
• jalopy
• rustbucket
Source: Wiktionary
Rat"tle*trap`, n.
Definition: Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. [Colloq.] A. Trollope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2024
(adjective) lighted by sunlight; “the sunlit slopes of the canyon”; “violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges”- Wallace Stegner
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
