little tin god

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Thar ain't hardly an officer in this garrison thet ain't just achin' fer ter kick that squirt, but ther women—oh, Lord; they think he's a little tin god on wheels.

From Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier by Blumenschein, Ernest L.

You say there was a light in the tent—I suppose Anson was there tinkering with his little tin god of a timepiece.

From The City of Numbered Days by Lynde, Francis

"He's a little tin god at Fentonville, I've heard," Mrs. Sampson responded, laughing in the mechanical way which was her habit.

From The Philistines by Bates, Arlo

A week or two more and the "little tin god" would go down off his wheels.

From A Soldier of the Legion by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

She thought you were a little tin god on wheels, and told me after you'd gone that you'd come back and thrash me.

From The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility by Robertson, Morgan