"age-old" meaning in English

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          "text": "They still make pottery by hand, in the age-old tradition.",
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          "ref": "1945 November and December, H. C. Casserley, “Random Reflections on British Locomotive Types—1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 319–320:",
          "text": "It is a striking fact that it seems to be an age-old tradition amongst locomotive designers that a 0-6-0 tender engine must have inside cylinders.",
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          "ref": "2020 September 23, Paul Stephen, “East Coast upgrade: changes to schedule... but on schedule”, in Rail, page 31:",
          "text": "And on a programme of works of this magnitude, passengers will need to be mindful of the age-old maxim of 'no gain without pain'.",
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        "Very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established."
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        {
          "word": "antediluvian"
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        {
          "word": "old as the hills"
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          "word": "old as Adam"
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