raggle-taggle
[ rag-uhl-tag-uhl ]
adjective
Origin of raggle-taggle
1First recorded in 1900–05; alteration of ragtag
Words Nearby raggle-taggle
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How to use raggle-taggle in a sentence
He made up his mind in the beeswaxed dining-room that it was better to be a raggle-taggle wanderer than anything else.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieTo the left, a raggle-taggle thicket of beech brush crawled to within twenty feet of the valley's floor.
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British Dictionary definitions for raggle-taggle
raggle-taggle
/ (ˈræɡəlˈtæɡəl) /
adjective
motley or unkempt: a raggle-taggle band of volunteers and students
Origin of raggle-taggle
1augmented form of ragtag
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