"older than dirt" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-older than dirt.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|+}} older than dirt (comparative form only)
  1. (simile) very old Tags: comparative-only Synonyms: old as the hills, old, old as dirt
    Sense id: en-older_than_dirt-en-adj-JtK-08wW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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