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ditchfinder

ditchfinder noun: a poor-quality tyre for a car, usually one made and sold cheaply.

Noun

ditchfinder (plural ditchfinders)

  1. (UK, slang) A poor-quality tyre for a car, usually one made and sold cheaply.
    • My MX-5 was *ace* in the snow in February round here. I went where other cars couldn't go with no problem at all. It was on Avons, and felt a whole hell of a lot safer then the FWD Puma on Pirelli ditchfinders did.2009 August 5, Mike P, “Re: Rear wheel drive”, in uk.rec.cars.misc (Usenet)
    • The better half's Lupo was transformed when the cheap and nasty Nankang ditchfinders came off (and they were well above the legal limit) and mid-price Kumhos went on. The cheapos compromise on grip and can become noisy.2012 February 26, Chris Bartram, “Re: tyres”, in uk.rec.driving (Usenet)

Forms of ditchfinder

pluralditchfinders

Origin of ditchfinder

From ditch + finder.

Questions about ditchfinder

What does ditchfinder mean?
Ditchfinder means a poor-quality tyre for a car, usually one made and sold cheaply.
What part of speech is ditchfinder?
Ditchfinder is a noun.
What is the plural of ditchfinder?
The plural of ditchfinder is ditchfinders.

Words near ditchfinder in the dictionary

  1. ditchers
  2. ditches
  3. ditches out
  4. Ditchfield
  5. Ditchfields
  6. ditchfinder
  7. ditchfinders
  8. ditching
  9. ditching out
  10. Ditchingham
  11. ditchings

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