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ragtag and bobtail

or rag, tag, and bobtail; tagrag and bobtail

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noun
the riffraff; rabble: The ragtag and bobtail of every nation poured into the frontier in search of gold.
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Origin of ragtag and bobtail

First recorded in 1810–20
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Words related to ragtag and bobtail

canaille, rabble, ragtag, rank and file, riffraff

How to use ragtag and bobtail in a sentence

  • Think of the rag-tag-and-bobtail they will bring with them!'

    Demos|George Gissing

  • It has the credit of leading public opinion, when it only follows it; and look at the rag-tag-and-bobtail that contribute to it.

    Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885|Various
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