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ditchfinder

noun

Etymology

From ditch + finder.

  1. inherited from findere
  2. formed as ditchfinder — “ditch + finder”

Definitions

  1. A poor-quality tyre for a car, usually one made and sold cheaply.

    • My MX-5 was *ace* in the snow in February round here. I went where other cars couldn't go with no problem at all. It was on Avons, and felt a whole hell of a lot safer then the FWD Puma on Pirelli ditchfinders did.
    • The better half's Lupo was transformed when the cheap and nasty Nankang ditchfinders came off (and they were well above the legal limit) and mid-price Kumhos went on. The cheapos compromise on grip and can become noisy.
    • Sure, mismatching isn't ideal, but I'd much rather have mismatched decent tyres than matched AliBaba-brand-it-yourself ditchfinders.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA