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raggle-taggle

[ rag-uhl-tag-uhl ]
/ ˈræg əlˈtæg əl /
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adjective
ragtag.
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Origin of raggle-taggle

First recorded in 1900–05; alteration of ragtag

Words nearby raggle-taggle

ragged robin, ragged school, raggedy, ragging, raggle, raggle-taggle, ragi, raglan, raglan sleeve, ragman, ragman roll
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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 Mackenzie

  • To the left, a raggle-taggle thicket of beech brush crawled to within twenty feet of the valley's floor.

    Double Challenge|James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for raggle-taggle

raggle-taggle
/ (ˈræɡəlˈtæɡəl) /
adjective
motley or unkempta raggle-taggle band of volunteers and students

Word Origin for raggle-taggle

augmented form of ragtag
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