rag-and-boneadj.

Brit.

/ˌraɡ(ə)n(d)ˈbəʊn/, U.S.

/ˌræɡənˈboʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.², and conj.¹, bone n.¹

Etymology: < rag n.² + and conj.¹ + bone n.¹

attributive.

1. Designating a collector or seller of old clothes and other discarded items that can be reused; esp. in rag-and-bone man.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in disused refuse

rag-and-bone man1904

1802 Proc. Old Bailey 14 July 386/1 I..had rather a suspicion of her; she is an old rag and bone picker in the street.

1842 Times 23 Aug. 5/3 (table) Rag and bone collectors.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 139/2 The state of the shoes of the rag and bone-picker is a very important matter to him.

1904 E. Nesbit Phoenix & Carpet xii. 236 An insane millionaire who amused himself by playing at being a rag-and-bone man.

1958 J. Wain Contenders iv. 83 I pressed it rapturously into the man's hand, at the same time moving away with an awkward shuffling gait, holding the two coats over my arm like a rag-and-bone merchant.

1996 Independent 12 Dec. ii. 6/1 Remember Galton and Simpson's thinking rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe proudly buying his ticket for Eight and a Half while his dad sneaked into a skin flick?

2. Designating or relating to the collecting and selling of old clothes and other discarded items; esp. designating a shop from which such items are sold (also figurative).

ΚΠ

1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. v. 74 Public-houses, pawnbrokers' shops, rag and bone warehouses, and dirty provision shops.

1895 C. M. Yonge Long Vac. xix. 188 Transforming the draperies from the aspect of a rag-and-bone shop to a wonderful quaint and pretty fairy bower.

1927 Daily News 11 Mar. 2/2 Bill's in the rag-and-bone trade and he does a bit [of receiving] on the side. Just anythink he can pick up.

1977 E. Chappell Rising Damp Compl. Scripts (2002) iii. vi. 396/2 I remember you riding on your Dad's rag-and-bone cart.

1989 M. Robinson Mother Country ii. 175 This same government has been running a nuclear rag-and-bone shop for decades.

2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane x. 225 'E made 'is living in the rag and bone business—you know, collectin' used fings out 'a people's 'ouses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rag-and-bone
释义	rag-and-boneadj. Brit. /ˌraɡ(ə)n(d)ˈbəʊn/, U.S. /ˌræɡənˈboʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.², and conj.¹, bone n.¹ Etymology: < rag n.² + and conj.¹ + bone n.¹ attributive. 1. Designating a collector or seller of old clothes and other discarded items that can be reused; esp. in rag-and-bone man. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in disused refuse rag-and-bone man1904 1802 Proc. Old Bailey 14 July 386/1 I..had rather a suspicion of her; she is an old rag and bone picker in the street. 1842 Times 23 Aug. 5/3 (table) Rag and bone collectors. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 139/2 The state of the shoes of the rag and bone-picker is a very important matter to him. 1904 E. Nesbit Phoenix & Carpet xii. 236 An insane millionaire who amused himself by playing at being a rag-and-bone man. 1958 J. Wain Contenders iv. 83 I pressed it rapturously into the man's hand, at the same time moving away with an awkward shuffling gait, holding the two coats over my arm like a rag-and-bone merchant. 1996 Independent 12 Dec. ii. 6/1 Remember Galton and Simpson's thinking rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe proudly buying his ticket for Eight and a Half while his dad sneaked into a skin flick? 2. Designating or relating to the collecting and selling of old clothes and other discarded items; esp. designating a shop from which such items are sold (also figurative). ΚΠ 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. v. 74 Public-houses, pawnbrokers' shops, rag and bone warehouses, and dirty provision shops. 1895 C. M. Yonge Long Vac. xix. 188 Transforming the draperies from the aspect of a rag-and-bone shop to a wonderful quaint and pretty fairy bower. 1927 Daily News 11 Mar. 2/2 Bill's in the rag-and-bone trade and he does a bit [of receiving] on the side. Just anythink he can pick up. 1977 E. Chappell Rising Damp Compl. Scripts (2002) iii. vi. 396/2 I remember you riding on your Dad's rag-and-bone cart. 1989 M. Robinson Mother Country ii. 175 This same government has been running a nuclear rag-and-bone shop for decades. 2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane x. 225 'E made 'is living in the rag and bone business—you know, collectin' used fings out 'a people's 'ouses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1802
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