draggle-tail

[ drag-uhl-teyl ]

noun
  1. slut; slattern.

Origin of draggle-tail

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; draggle + tail1

Words Nearby 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 Peretz
  • She saw close to the wall some few yards away a somewhat draggle-tail figure in cloak and hood.

    Madame Flirt | Charles E. Pearce
  • She moved towards the door, with her draggle-tail of infants.

    The King of Schnorrers | Israel Zangwill