draggle-tail
[ drag-uhl-teyl ]
noun
slut; slattern.
Origin of draggle-tail
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How to use draggle-tail in a sentence
She hasn't a penny, and goes about tattered, a draggle-tail, and sells her birthright for a handful of cold potatoes.
Stories and Pictures | Isaac Loeb PeretzShe saw close to the wall some few yards away a somewhat draggle-tail figure in cloak and hood.
Madame Flirt | Charles E. PearceShe moved towards the door, with her draggle-tail of infants.
The King of Schnorrers | Israel Zangwill
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