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单词 ragtag and bobtail
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ragtag and bobtail

or rag, tag, and bobtail; tagrag and bobtail

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noun

the riffraff; rabble: The ragtag and bobtail of every nation poured into the frontier in search of gold.

Origin of ragtag and bobtail

First recorded in 1810–20
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for ragtag and bobtail

  • It has the credit of leading public opinion, when it only follows it; and look at the rag-tag-and-bobtail that contribute to it.

    Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885|Various
  • Think of the rag-tag-and-bobtail they will bring with them!'

    Demos|George Gissing
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