rag-tag and bobtail
ragtag and bobtail
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Definition of rag-tag and bobtail words
- noun rag-tag and bobtail the riffraff; rabble: The ragtag and bobtail of every nation poured into the frontier in search of gold. 1
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Origin of rag-tag and bobtail
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20
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Parts of speech for Rag-tag and bobtail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rag-tag and bobtail 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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