bomber

bomber
 n.— «It’s not that the Old Bomber is on its last legs, you understand. Everything still works fine. Properly nurtured, this “85 Chevy could probably go another hundred thou before giving up the ghost. But the old dear wouldn’t win any beauty contests.» —“Hot rod is epitome of cool” by James Dempsey Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.) May 4, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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