draggle-tail

drag·gle-tail

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [drag-uh l teyl]
- /ˈdræg əl teɪl/
- /dræɡl teɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drag-uh l teyl]
- /ˈdræg əl teɪl/

Definitions of draggle-tail word

noun draggle-tail slut; slattern. 1
noun draggle-tail (largely archaic) A slut or slattern; a slovenly woman. 0

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Origin of draggle-tail

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; draggle + tail1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Draggle-tail

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Draggle-tail

draggle-tail popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.