Little old


1.

Not literally meaning "little" nor "old" in every case, but rather a common expression referring to something or someone of no particular importance; of simple value. Sometimes used to express affection toward something.

 
 
2.

Note: “my gun”. Not necessarily “little” nor “old”.

 
  1. GO.TELL.MY.DISCIPLES_ JEFF.IN V-25 N-5 SUNDAY_ 53-0405S
   

I sat down and took my little old gun apart, was standing there shining it. Meda said to me, my wife; she said, "What are you doing back?" I said, "I don't know. He just told me to go back. Obedience is better than sacrifice, hearkening to the fats of rams.' Just come back." I sat down there and was shining the little old gun.

 
3.

Note: a “simple” tent. A small axe, not necessarily old.

 
  1. BELIEVEST.THOU.THIS_ CHICAGO.IL SUNDAY_ 53-0906A E-22
   

And so I had a little old tent setting up, and I was catching some big rainbow trout. And I'd been down the stream, and I had a little old chopping axe here in my hand, a little scout axe, and I come up and my tent was down.

 
4.

Note: That train. Maybe “old”, but not necessarily “little”. Finnish officer: not necessarily “little”.

 
  1. SPEAK.TO.THIS.ROCK_ OWENSBORO.KY SUNDAY_ 53-1115 E-42
   

Let me tell you. I passed right by on the iron curtain line here recently, till they pulled the curtains down on that little old train,there's a big old Russian guard standing there with a gun on me like that, while we passed by,and let us not look out of a hundred miles of man-made tunnel. I went up to a little Finnish officer, he said, "Isn't that awful?" He could speak English.

 
5.

Note: “little” but not necessarily “old”.

 
  1. QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS_ JEFF.IN COD SUNDAY_ 64-0830M
   

A little, old pine squirrel (anybody ever hunt in the mountains, he's the policeman of the woods), and he jumped upon there (a little old fellow, not big enough to do nothing, but oh, what a noise)

 

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