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draggle-tail

[ drag-uhl-teyl ]
/ ˈdræg əlˌteɪl /
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noun
slut; slattern.
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Origin of draggle-tail

First recorded in 1590–1600; draggle + tail1

Words nearby draggle-tail

dragée, dragger, dragging, dragging piece, draggle, draggle-tail, draggle-tailed, draggy, draghound, drag hunt, drag in
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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
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