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2026 compilation album by Dune Rats
Old Mates is a compilation album by Australian rock band Dune Rats. It was released on 6 March 2026. The album collects fan-favourite tracks from the
Old_Mates
Canadian physician (born 1944)
months old. His aunt disappeared during the war, and his father endured forced labour at the hands of the Nazi Party. When he was one year old, Maté's mother
Gabor_Maté
2014 British crime drama film
delaying the case, out of incompetence, fear or both. Ritchie and his old mates gather to pay their last respects to Charlie, and then set about getting
We Still Kill the Old Way (2014 film)
We_Still_Kill_the_Old_Way_(2014_film)
2001 TV series or program
He presents himself as a man with "mates" all around Australia, whom he likes to bring into his shows. These "mates" usually avoid him, or barely know
All_Aussie_Adventures
Australian singer/songwriter
Darren Hanlon is an Australian singer-songwriter from Gympie, Queensland. Prior to becoming a solo artist in 1999, Hanlon was a member of Lismore indie
Darren_Hanlon
Australian rock band
Sucks, Turn It Up. In March 2026, the group released the compilation Old Mates, an album featuring tracks from their first three EPs. Later included
Dune_Rats
Australian comedian (born 1981)
In March 2025, Lee opened an Australian-themed pub in New York called Old Mates. The pub is co-owned by various notable Australians, including longtime
Andy_Lee_(comedian)
1976 studio album by Peter Tosh
But oh, how his light heart and romantic spirit are missed among his old mates." The album was included in the 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before
Legalize_It
Traditional Paraguayan and Argentine drink
stick to the "original" mate. Traditionally, natural gourds are used, though wood vessels, bamboo tubes, and gourd-shaped mates, made of ceramic or metal
Mate_(drink)
British Conservative politician
After his long career at Westminster, Mates lost the election for police commissioner in Hampshire in August 2012. Mates was born on 9 June 1934 in Brentford
Michael_Mates
Chess patterns
think of similar mates[clarification needed] like 'Damiano's knight' and 'Damiano's rook', or even 'Damiano's king' (See Queen mate below), 'Damiano's
Checkmate_pattern
American baseball player (born 1985)
Xavier, January 16, 2001 Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Gazette, Sweeney Rocked by Old Mates, June 12, 2001 Our Sports Central, Ryan Sweeney Plans on Attending Hot
Ryan_Sweeney_(baseball)
Desirable qualities in partners
attract potential mates, by indicating the reproductive quality of a person. Meaning, scars on the body could be viewed by prospective mates as evidence that
Mate_choice_in_humans
Welsh singer (born 1957)
on various projects throughout the 1990s, including Souls Unknown with old mates Palladino (who would later serve for a number of years as touring bassist
John_Sloman
Musical artist
call and response with Bell's blues shout vocals. Bell then rejoined his old mates from Skip Bifferty, now known as Arc, to form Bell & Arc in July 1971
Graham_Bell_(singer)
American philosopher (1919–2009)
Noûs, 24:1 (March 1990), p. 169: "Mates' book [is] the best work of its kind on Leibniz yet published." B. Mates, Skeptical Essays (University of Chicago
Benson_Mates
British anthology television series
after a ten-year absence. He bumps into old mates and his former girlfriend Alison who shows him around their old haunts. They reminisce about their teenage
Scene_(TV_series)
Musical artist
German-based band ELB (Electric Light Band). In 2007, Bates rejoined his old mates from ELO Part II in The Orchestra (featuring members of ELO and Part II)
Phil_Bates
1961 Indian film
property. Now, he started a grand circus show in the town, mingling sly old mates Anarkali & her mother, Manju. He also incites Raghu to pilfer office money
Kalasi_Vunte_Kaladu_Sukham
Book series by Cathy Hopkins
crosses the street and her whole life begins to change. Mates, Dates and Cosmic Kisses Mates, Dates and Portobello Princesses (Designer Divas in the U
Mates,_Dates_series
British-Australian singer (1948–2013)
musical duo called the Marbles. Not long after Gordon reconnected with his old mates, the Bee Gees, by now also in London and fast becoming international recording
Trevor_Gordon
British musician and artist
and former bassist Rick Wills to play "Hot Blooded". Elliott joined his old mates for two songs at Foreigner's show on 2 August 2017, at MidFlorida Credit
Dennis_Elliott
Salvation Army clergy
became the object of attack from their old colleagues. Jeffries wrote in his diary: "In the Open-Airs my old mates gave me many a blow and kick - but I
Charles_Jeffries
1935 film by John Baxter
being crushed by falling debris, an act that earns him his old position back with his old mates. George Carney as Bill Mary Clare as Kate Diana Beaumont
A_Real_Bloke
1989 British film
and girlfriend also appeared in the movie. "Basically I got a lot of old mates together," said Hoskins. "The story had to be deeply felt and I wanted
The_Raggedy_Rawney
Cricket competition
be returning to @SpartaCC1888 this season. Can't wait to catch up with old mates..." (Tweet) – via Twitter. "Best Cricket Team of HBS". HBS Craeyenhout
Hoofdklasse_(cricket)
Australian soccer player and coach
Toronto Awaba FC[permanent dead link] Campbell, Tess (7 September 2010). "Old mates hoping to soar with the Eagles". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 15 August
Troy_Halpin
American soccer team
2021-01-01. Pepper, Jon (April 26, 1981). "Son of Express gets ready; old mates pay visit". Newspapers.com. Detroit Free Press. p. 79. Retrieved 2021-01-01
Detroit_Besa
Australia international rugby union player (born 1997)
charging, Cheika's lucky hat and Samu supports old mates". Rugby.com.au. "Why Brad Thorn chose this 22-year-old to lead the Queensland Reds". Fox Sports Australia
Liam_Wright
New Zealand cricketer
(25 February 2018). "Six years on, Tarun Nethula returns to haunt his 'old mates' in another final at Pukekura Park". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 March 2018
Tarun_Nethula
United States Navy rating
delegate this to the boatswain's mates, who might alternate after each dozen lashes.[citation needed] A number of boatswain's mates have achieved notable careers
Boatswain's mate (United States Navy)
Boatswain's_mate_(United_States_Navy)
Adelaide, 1968), which featured drawings by Ainslie Roberts, and My Old Mates and I (Rigby, Adelaide, 1979). He co-wrote Life on the Daly River (Robert
Douglas_Lockwood
24 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. "How The Old Mates Rule Joh Country". investmentadvisor.com.au. Archived from the original
Justin_Hickey
American soccer player (1907–1956)
2023 Collins, George (1938), "Poly" Guyda, Olympic Soccer Star to Oppose Old Mates, The Boston Globe, retrieved March 13, 2023 Collins, George (1936), Lucy
Andrew_Guyda
American football player and coach (1898–1980)
Newspapers.com. "Sheard Who Won Six Crowns For Oxfords Will Try Luck Against Old Mates Sunday". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 27, 1932. p. 18 – via
Shag_Sheard
Comprehensive school in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
March 2019. Halliday, Dylan (24 February 2023). "Josh Hathaway up against old mates as England take on Wales". Cambrian News. Retrieved 30 April 2023. Morrell
Ysgol_Penglais_School
Dominican baseball player (born 2007)
Game in July. At just 18 years old, Made was part of the Brewers' 2026 spring training roster, where he became locker mates with Jackson Chourio. As of May
Jesús_Made
Book by Henry Lawson
"Mitchell's Jobs" "Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster" "Bush Cats" "Meeting Old Mates" "Two Larrikins" "Mr Smellingscheck" "A Rough Shed" "Payable Gold" "An
On the Track (short story collection)
On_the_Track_(short_story_collection)
American evolutionary psychologist (born 1953)
number of mates capable of passing on their genes, males place high value on fertility cues. Buss also found that females desire older mates. He later
David_Buss
Australian television series
Police Rescue – "By the Book" at Australian Screen Online Police Rescue – "Mates" at Australian Screen Online Police Rescue: The Film at Oz Movies Rescue
Police_Rescue
Fastest checkmate in the game of chess
Further, a similar mate can occur in From's Gambit: 1. f4 e5 2. g3? exf4 3. gxf4?? Qh4#. There are other possible three-move mates for White, such as
Fool's_mate
Australian singer
songwriters, Tony Williams and Chris O'Leary the show was set around three old mates who meet at a BBQ after not having seen each other for nearly a decade
Pat_Drummond
English footballer (born 1970)
Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. "Hunt teams up with old mates at City". Non League Daily. 11 December 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint:
Paul_Hunt_(footballer)
Ice hockey player (1905–1984)
was another bitter disappointment for Keeling to see even more of his old mates skating off with the Cup. But he and his new club got revenge in a rematch
Butch_Keeling
resources to access a mate. Although there are a number of reproductive advantages to short-term mating, males still pursue long-term mates, and this is due
Age disparity in sexual relationships
Age_disparity_in_sexual_relationships
English heavy metal band
Diamond Head. November and December had the band playing Europe with old mates Girlschool as support, garnering favorable reviews for the energetic performances
Raven_(British_band)
Australian rules football club season
career". 14 July 2022. "Saint to hang them up after farewell against old mates". 18 August 2022. "Saints farewell Irish defender but other clubs sniffing
2023 St Kilda Football Club season
2023_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season
Family of songbirds
of the male is 18% longer than those of the female, and females select mates on the basis of tail length. Their legs are short, and their feet are adapted
Swallow
Family of carnivoran mammals
smell for signalling to each other (either to warn off rivals or detect mates) and for finding food. Smell is the principal sense used by bears to locate
Bear
South African cricketer (born 1970)
Africa Books. pp. 13–20. ISBN 0864864744. "Badenhorst hopes to upset old mates". Manchester Evening News. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2023. Alan
Alan_Badenhorst
University Alma Mater, also known as Dear Old Duke, is the official alma mater of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The Duke alma mater was written
Dear_Old_Duke
1999 Australian film
his last years of life. After walking through the streets he finds an old mate of his, Wayne (Joel Edgerton), who informs him of the location of his brother
Erskineville_Kings
Italian footballer
Davidson, Neil (27 July 1997). "Tilley makes an Impact: New striker faces old mates in hot soccer rivalry". Montreal Gazette. p. B6. "Canadian National Soccer
Michele_Gioia
Trait that determines an organism's sexually reproductive function
Brandeis M (May 2018). "New-age ideas about age-old sex: separating meiosis from mating could solve a century-old conundrum". Biological Reviews of the Cambridge
Biological_sex
2006 Indian film
night' is the right time to keep the partner under the toe. Once Lakshmi's old mate, Prakash, arrives to arouse her husband, Lakshmi pretends to be close to
Pellaina_Kothalo
Australian rugby league footballer
LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au. "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels. "Reuniting John Heard with old mates". Men of league.
Leo_Toohey
Behaviours used to retain a mate
is to avoid introducing threatening friends (potential mates of higher value) to desirable mates. In one study women were shown three pictures of the same
Mate_guarding_in_humans
British television sitcom
Trick behind Grey Mates sitcom pilot for BBC". Televisual. Retrieved 20 December 2013. "BBC One commissions brand-new comedy Grey Mates". BBC. 2 December
Boomers_(TV_series)
Political party in the United States
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a major political party in the United States. Founded in 1854, it emerged as the main
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Croatian automotive manufacturer
Croatia, where suitable facilities were rented. When he was 19 years old, Mate Rimac began converting an E30-M3 which served as his first test mule.
Rimac_Automobili
The Sundowners (Tingwell replaced Taylor) Children of the Dreamtime The Old Mates Gun Licence Walkabout The Man from Thursday Eye of the Tracker Boomerang
Overland_Patrol
Discontinued input device formerly produced by Griffin Technology
have with your old Atari 2600 "Griffin's PowerMate Knob Controller Finally Goes Wireless". Mark Hachman (12 April 2017). "Griffin's PowerMate is the Surface
Griffin_PowerMate
Genus of Arachnida
may be only 4 days old at the time), starting the cycle again. The male emerges as well, but does not look for food or new mates, and dies after a few
Adactylidium
Place in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
the village and was established around 1950. Many elderly people are old mates from school. It holds from grades one to thirteen. Secondary education
Radaniara
2004 live album by John Williamson with Warren H. Williams and Pixie Jenkins
Mates on the Road is a live album by Australian country music artist John Williamson with fiddle player Pixie Jenkins and country music singer Warren
Mates_on_the_Road
Species of Old World monkey
to June. In primate research, although male–male competition for mates and female mate choice are the common causes of sexual selection, female–female
Golden_snub-nosed_monkey
Sexual phenomenon
females. This type of mating system can be referred to as polygyny, where one male has multiple female mates, but each female mates with only one or a few
Coolidge_effect
Species of large cat
range of a male tiger overlaps with that of multiple females with whom he mates. Females give birth to usually two or three cubs that stay with their mother
Tiger
Canid species native to Australia
dingoes discovered in Australia are around 3,500 years old. A dingo pack usually consists of a mated pair, their offspring from the current year, and sometimes
Dingo
British punk rock band
project CD, Billy No Mates, and at live shows his solo material is combined with some Snuff and Guns n' Wankers songs. Billy No Mates have two touring bands
Snuff_(British_band)
Species of canine
invariably an immature animal of one to three years old, and unlikely to compete for breeding rights with the mated pair. This usually occurs between the months
Wolf
Desktop environment forked from GNOME 2
preferred GNOME 2 have found MATE to be much more reliable for old-school users. Beginner users have praised the simplicity of MATE coming from its similarities
MATE_(desktop_environment)
Species of cat native to Africa and Asia
strokes. This likely functions in establishing territories and attracting mates. The whitish spots on the back of its ears are thought to play a role in
Leopard
Class of mating system in non-human species
mating system in which one male lives and mates with multiple females but each female only mates with a few males. Systems where several females mate
Polygyny_in_animals
Australian video games journalist
Magazine. In 2015 he launched the print and digital book publishing company Old Mate Media. Stead was born in Sydney, Australia and is the oldest of five children
Chris_Stead
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
Calls are used for a variety of purposes, including mate attraction, evaluation of potential mates, bond formation, the claiming and maintenance of territories
Bird
Ending goal in chess
must help in accomplishing all of these mates. If the winning side has more material, mates are easier. The mate with the queen is the most common, and
Checkmate
Polish musical artist
Wróblewski playing known American standards. In 1984, he recorded with his old mates Wojciech Karolak and Czesław Bartkowski the groovy "Time Killers", which
Tomasz_Szukalski
Family of fruit bats
family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera. They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera Acerodon and Pteropus—flying foxes
Megabat
Entrepreneur in automotive industry
Mate Rimac (Croatian: [mǎːte rǐːmats]; born 12 February 1988) is a Croatian entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the Rimac Group, a business which
Mate_Rimac
English DJ (born 1965)
model Xochitl Marbach. "The Shamen's Mr C Talks Disco Biscuits With His Old Mate Ebeneezer Goode". Vice.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2020. "Mr
Mr._C
Australian concept of solidarity and fraternity
Favourite Australian Words and Phrases Australians use the salutation 'old mate' to "greet someone whose name they can't remember." Culture of Australia
Mateship
President of the United States from 1989 to 1993
running mate and the retention of George Tenet as CIA Director. However, he was not consulted on all appointments, including that of his old rival, Donald
George_H._W._Bush
Town in Hudson County, New Jersey, US
rejoined the United States national soccer team this week to resuscitate his old mates in the U.S. Cup '93 opener today against Brazil in New Haven." Staff.
Kearny,_New_Jersey
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
control includes spaying and neutering. The origin of the English word cat, Old English catt, is thought to be the Late Latin word cattus, which was first
Cat
from A Few Old Tunes, which was later reworked as "The Color Of The Fire" on Music Has The Right To Children, the material on the two Old Tunes compilations
Boards_of_Canada_discography
The "Alma Mater" is the official school song of Dartmouth College, an Ivy League university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Composed
Alma Mater (Dartmouth College)
Alma_Mater_(Dartmouth_College)
Intense physical sensation of sexual release
females' mate selection criteria and that women have evolved to be choosier than men about mates. The latter is true specifically in mating contexts such
Orgasm
Norse mythical character
Angrboða (Old Norse: [ˈɑŋɡz̠ˌboðɑ]; also Angrboda) is a jötunn in Norse mythology. She is the mate of Loki and the mother of monsters. She is only mentioned
Angrboða
Special checkmate position
as the mated king. Some authors allow that special situations involving double check or pins may also be considered as pure mate. Pure mates are of interest
Pure_mate
Sexual activity that involves inserting a person's body part into another person
as "sexual intercourse" or "carnal knowledge" are more commonly found in older statutes, while many modern criminal statutes use the term "sexual penetration"
Sexual_penetration
Song associated with Rutgers University
"On the Banks of the Old Raritan" is a song, or alma mater, associated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (previously Rutgers College and
On the Banks of the Old Raritan
On_the_Banks_of_the_Old_Raritan
Strategy used by organisms
than mate-choice copying. For instance, the distribution of food resources might limit the foraging ability of females to explore potential mates in farther
Mate_choice_copying
2020 helicopter accident in California
13-year-old daughter Gianna; baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri, and their 14-year-old daughter Alyssa; Sarah Chester and her 13-year-old daughter
2020 Calabasas helicopter crash
2020_Calabasas_helicopter_crash
Largest living land animal
not competing for mates and form vast and fluid social networks. Older bulls act as the leaders of these groups. The presence of older males appears to
Elephant
Cars franchise tow-truck character
who wears a redneck tuxedo." According to Wallis, Mater's appearance was inspired by "a rusty old tow truck" that they came across in Galena, which he
Tow_Mater
Species of wooly domesticated mammal
reach puberty at about 12 months old; males do not become sexually mature until around three years of age. Llamas mate in a kush (lying down) position
Llama
Pension scheme in India
Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in India was abolished as a part of pension reforms by Union Government. Repealed from 1 January 2004, it had a defined-benefit
Old_Pension_Scheme
American writer
Fated Mates began collecting the oral histories of romance trailblazers: authors, editors and others who built the modern genre. In 2020, Fated Mates launched
Sarah_MacLean
Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals
or even group raids. Female pinnipeds do appear to have some choice in mates, particularly in lek-breeding species like the walrus, but also in elephant
Pinniped
OLD MATES
OLD MATES
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : variant spelling of Vold (see Voll).English : topographic name for someone who lived on any of the areas of open upland known from Middle English times onwards as wolds (e.g. the Yorkshire Wolds or the Cotswolds). This term derives from Old English wald ‘forest’ (see Wald). After the extensive clearance of forests in England, from before the Norman Conquest onward, the Old English term wald came to denote open uplands (wolds) in Middle English in certain areas of England.
Male
Norwegian
Norwegian form of Old Norse Oddr, ODD means "point of a weapon."
Girl/Female
British, English
Gold
Male
Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Scandinavian Olaf, OLA means "heir of the ancestors."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : distinguishing name for the older of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English eld ‘old’ (from Old English eald).Swedish : ornamental name from Old Norse eldr ‘flame’, ‘fire’.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Gold; Blond
Girl/Female
British, English
Gold
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumbria) and Scottish
English (Northumbria) and Scottish : habitational name from East Ord in Northumberland, named with Old English ord ‘point’. Compare Ort 3.English : from a Germanic personal name (see Ort 2).Scottish : habitational name from various minor places named with Gaelic ord ‘hammer’, used as a topographical term for a rounded hill.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from modern German Gold, Yiddish gold ‘gold’. In North America it is often a reduced form of one of the many compound ornamental names of which Gold is the first element.English and German : from Old English, Old High German gold ‘gold’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in gold, i.e. a refiner, jeweler, or gilder, or as a nickname for someone who either had many gold possessions or bright yellow hair.English : from an Old English personal name Golda (or the feminine Golde), which persisted into the Middle Ages as a personal name. The name was in part a byname from gold ‘gold’, and in part a short form of the various compound names with this first element.
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name OLA means "life; well-being."
Girl/Female
Norse American Hawaiian
Descendant.
Girl/Female
British, English
Gold
Male
English
Short form of English Oliver, probably OLI means "elf army."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English bold ‘courageous’, ‘daring’ (Old English b(e)ald, cognate with Old High German bald). In some cases it may derive from an Old English personal name (see Bald).English : topographic name for someone who lived or worked at the main house in a settlement, from Old English bold, the usual West Midland and northwestern form of Old English bÅðl, bÅtl ‘dwelling house’, ‘hall’.English : habitational name for someone from Bold in Lancashire, which is named with Old English bold ‘dwelling’, as in 2 above.German : from the Germanic personal name Baldo, a short form of the various compound names with the element bald ‘bold’, notably Baldwin in the north, and Reinbold in the south.Swedish : probably of German origin.
Boy/Male
German
Old or wise.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English old, not necessarily implying old age, but rather used to distinguish an older from a younger bearer of the same personal name.North German form of Alt, like the English name a distinguishing name for the older of two bearers of a personal name.Americanized form of German Alt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old Norse hǫldr, within the Danelaw (the region of pre-conquest England where Danish rule and custom was dominant) a rank of feudal nobility immediately below that of earl.German : nickname from Middle High German holde ‘friend’ or ‘servant’, ‘vassal’.German (Höld) : variant of Held ‘hero’ (see Held 1), found chiefly in Bavaria.
Girl/Female
Norse
Point.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Old.
Female
Portuguese
Portuguese form of English Olivia, probably OLÃVIA means "elf army."
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OLD MATES
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Eithne, ENA means "kernel."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of God
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Serving the Highest
Boy/Male
Indian
God's Rays
Girl/Female
Christian, German, Indian
Noble; Good Cheer; Gracious; Kind
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : possibly a variant spelling of Harvey or an old spelling of Scottish Hawey, which Black records as an Ayrshire variant of Howie.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Learned
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Celtic Irish
Charioteer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places named Coverdale in North Yorkshire and Lancashire, ‘in the valley (Middle English dale) of the Cover river (a Celtic name)’.
OLD MATES
OLD MATES
OLD MATES
OLD MATES
OLD MATES
n.
Old times; former days; antiquity.
a.
Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
superl.
Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
a.
Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old customs or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress, girl.
a.
Like an old woman; anile.
superl.
Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
superl.
Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
n.
Age; esp., old age.
superl.
Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
a.
Odd; strange; ugly; old; uncouth.
superl.
Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
a.
Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.
superl.
Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.
a.
Old.
superl.
Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old.
superl.
Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
superl.
Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
v. i.
To age; to grow old.
v. t.
To make old or ancient.
n.
The condition or characteristics of an old maid.