rag-and-bone man
a peddler who buys and sells used clothes, rags, etc.; junkman.
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How to use rag-and-bone man in a sentence
The things were sold for next to nothing to such as cared to buy them, and the local rag-and-bone man reaped a fine harvest.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists | Robert Tressell"The 'ouse, mum," said the rag-and-bone man, whose profession demanded tact and politeness.
Mrs. Bindle | Hebert JenkinsHe is like the hangman or jailer or rag-and-bone man; a necessary evil.
Captain Macedoine's Daughter | William McFeeIn her indescribable childish way she would coquet with a tax-collector or a rag-and-bone man or the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne | William J. LockeOne "nark" was a rag-and-bone man, who worked the country for miles around.
Beggars | W. H. (William Henry) Davies
British Dictionary definitions for rag-and-bone man
British a man who buys and sells discarded clothing, furniture, etc: Also called: ragman, ragpicker US equivalent: junkman
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