tagrag

American  

[tag-rag] / ˈtægˌræg /

noun

1. riffraff; rabble.

2. a tatter.

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Etymology

Origin of tagrag

First recorded in 1575–85; tag ¹ + rag ¹

Example Sentences

He was close upon them, Mr. Drake and the other comrade being with him, and some tagrag in attendance, as usual.

From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

A deputation, half the length of the street—its whole length, if you include the tagrag and bobtail that attended behind—set off on the spur of the moment to the office of Mr. Carlyle.

From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

"With all the tagrag and bobtail of a Court,—the lazy drones of pageantry, the men of painted coats and patched characters, the women painted too, but beyond the art of patching for a reputation."

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James

There was a large element of Sydney tagrag and bobtail there, and one had an uncomfortable sort of feeling that one was in a species of chain-gang.

From From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush by Bryde, Charles W. L.

And all the tagrag and bobtail in the place behind you?

From The Great House by Weyman, Stanley John