bucket of bolts

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bucket of bolts

noun buckets of bolts

  1. idiomatic, slang A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often an old car. On the outside, the Trans-Am still looked like a rusty bucket of bolts, but if all his little adjustments kicked in as planned, the thing should take off like a rocket.

    Similar: rattletrap, rustbucket, banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate, crock, flivver, gas guzzler, hooptie

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noun machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value

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@misc{bucket_of_bolts_2026,
  title = {bucket of bolts},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bucket%20of%20bolts},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}