tin lizzie
tin lizzie is the alternative letter-case form of tin Lizzie.
Noun (1) capitalized: Tin Lizzie
Tin Lizzie (plural Tin Lizzies)
- Alternative letter-case form of tin Lizzie.
- A piece of waste ground near the railway, in Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1960s, where local children often played, and where Mary Bell killed Brian Howe.
Noun (2) capitalized: tin Lizzie
tin Lizzie (plural tin Lizzies)
- The Ford Motor Company's Model T automobile.
- Fate, in the guise of a rural free delivery carrier and a Ford, passed by the front gate. . . . "I don' see why he don't carry a whip," mused Jeb Case. "A-gidappin' to that there tin lizzie," he muttered disgustedly, "jes' like it was as good as a hoss."1917, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 6, in The Oakdale Affair
- The Model T became a legend. . . . The Tin Lizzie rattled and banged across the country.1947 April 21, “Michigan: Detroit Dynast”, in Time
- A small, unpretentious, vintage automobile, especially one that is in run-down condition.
- "It's a ottomobile. . . . It's a second-hand tin Lizzie," said Walter. "D'you know what that means? It means a flivver."1921, Booth Tarkington, chapter 6, in Alice Adams
- "The car he was driving was a shit-box, a real Tin Lizzie, older than Christ."2003, Thomas Rendell Curran, Undertow, →ISBN, page 160
- Synonyms:
- flivver, jalopy, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate, crock, gas guzzler
Synonyms of tin lizzie
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Forms of tin lizzie
| plural | tin lizzies |
|---|---|
| plural | Tin Lizzies |
| plural | tin Lizzies |
| alternative form | Tin Lizzie |
| alternative form | tin lizzie |
Origin of tin lizzie
Unknown, perhaps from the use of Lizzie as a generic name given to horses.
Questions about tin lizzie
- What does tin lizzie mean?
- Tin lizzie means a piece of waste ground near the railway, in Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1960s, where local children often played, and where Mary Bell killed Brian Howe.
- What is tin lizzie the alternative letter-case form of?
- Tin lizzie is the alternative letter-case form of tin Lizzie.
- What part of speech is tin lizzie?
- Tin lizzie is a noun.
- What is the plural of tin lizzie?
- The plural of tin lizzie is tin lizzies.
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