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• rat·tle·trap — /ˈrætl̩ˌtræp/ noun, pl traps [count] US informal : something (such as a car) that is old, noisy, and not in good condition Are you still driving that old rattletrap? often used before another noun a rattletrap car/bus …   Useful english dictionary

• tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; …   English syllables

• 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•tle•trap [[t]ˈræt lˌtræp[/t]] n. a shaky object, as a rickety vehicle …   From formal English to slang

• 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

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

• Johann Heinrich Zedler — Das von Zedler verlegte Universal Lexicon gilt heute als die bedeutendste deutschsprachige Enzyklopädie des 18. Jahrhunderts. Zedlers Name ist so eng mit dem Lexikon verbunden, dass das Werk heute zumeist kurz als „der Zedler“ bezeichnet wird.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia