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rag tag bobtail's
ragtag and bobtail
noun
the riffraff; rabble:
The ragtag and bobtail of every nation poured into the frontier in search of gold.
Also,
rag, tag, and bobtail;,
tagrag and bobtail
.
Origin:
1810–20
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ragtag and bobtail
noun
disparaging terms for the common people [syn:
rabble
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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