clunker, junker (1936)

[Randy Alexander]

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Benjamin Zimmer <
bgzimmer at babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:

> My latest Word Routes column is on automotive "clunkers" and "junkers":
>
> http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/1849/


What?  No "wecker"?

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