one-lunger

[ wuhn-luhng-er ]
/ ˈwʌnˈlʌŋ ər /

noun Slang.

a one-cylinder internal-combustion engine.

Origin of one-lunger

1905–10; one lung + -er1

Example sentences from the Web for one-lunger

  • You see it is simply crushing to have the responsibility of a one-lunger for a whole evening.

    Mariposilla |Mary Stewart Daggett