"bucket of bolts" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-bucket of bolts.ogg [Australia] Forms: buckets of bolts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|buckets of bolts}} bucket of bolts (plural buckets of bolts)
  1. (idiomatic, slang) A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often an old car. Tags: idiomatic, slang Synonyms: rattletrap, rustbucket, old car Related terms: piece of crap, POS Translations (machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value): cafetera [feminine] (Catalan), tas de ferraille [masculine] (French), scarcassone (Italian), krntija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-bucket_of_bolts-en-noun-mHiXdjP2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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