ragtag and bobtail
or rag, tag, and bobtail; tagrag and bobtail
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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