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ragtag and bobtail
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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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Related Words for ragtag and bobtail
canaille
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rabble
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riffraff
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ragtag
