draggle-tailed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of draggle-tailed
First recorded in 1645–55; draggle-tail + -ed 3
Example Sentences
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They were all dirty and in plain shorts or draggle-tailed knickers or old everyday dresses.
From Literature
“Oh, one got rusty and the other draggle-tailed, I suppose,” he said.
From Project Gutenberg
A shamefaced, miserable, draggle-tailed crew they looked, as, one after the other, under the policeman's cold official glance, they took their boxes out into the street.
From Project Gutenberg
The next figure is that of a draggle-tailed bawler of dying speeches, horrid murders, elegies, &c.
From Project Gutenberg
A tired, working woman, draggle-tailed, Came in, harsh-featured in the yellow glare Of electricity; an urchin trailed Clumsily after her, with towsled hair, And sharp, pale features, and a vacant stare, And in her arms she bore another child.
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