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rag, tag, and bobtail — noun or ragtag and bobtail : rabble, riffraff the rag, tag, and bobtail of the city Kenneth Roberts a ragtag and bobtail army F.V.W.Mason … Useful english dictionary
Rag tag and bobtail — Bobtail Bob tail , n. [Bob + tail.] An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail. [1913 Webster] {Rag, tag, and bobtail}, the rabble. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rag, Tag and Bobtail — Infobox British television show name = Rag, Tag and Bobtail size = caption = format = Childrens runtime = 13 min creators = Freda Lingstrom David Boisseau starring = channel = BBC One first aired = 1953 1965 last aired = num episodes = 24… … Wikipedia
ragtag and bobtail — the riffraff; rabble: The ragtag and bobtail of every nation poured into the frontier in search of gold. Also, rag, tag, and bobtail; tagrag and bobtail. [1810 20] * * * … Universalium
ragtag and bobtail — noun disparaging terms for the common people • Syn: ↑rabble, ↑riffraff, ↑ragtag • Hypernyms: ↑folk, ↑folks, ↑common people • Hyponyms: ↑trash … Useful english dictionary
tag, rag, and bobtail — noun or tagrag and bobtail : a motley group : rabble, canaille all the tagrag and bobtail of the town J.G.Frazer … Useful english dictionary
ragtag and bobtail — rag′tag and bob′tail n. the riffraff or rabble • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
Tag-rag — n. & a. [See {Tag} an end, and {Rag}.] The lowest class of people; the rabble. Cf. {Rag, tag, and bobtail}, under {Bobtail}. [1913 Webster] If the tag rag people did not clap him and hiss him, I am no true man. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bobtail — Bob tail , n. [Bob + tail.] An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail. [1913 Webster] {Rag, tag, and bobtail}, the rabble. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ragtag and bobtail — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A group of persons regarded as the lowest class: dreg (often used in plural), lumpenpro letanat, rabble, riffraff, trash. Slang: scum. Idioms: scum of the earth, tag and rag, the great unwashed. See OVER, RICH … English dictionary for students
tagrag and bobtail — noun see tag, rag, and bobtail * * * tagrag and bobtail, the riffraff; rabble … Useful english dictionary
