TAG-RAG AND BOBTAIL

Meaning of TAG-RAG AND BOBTAIL in English

An expression meaning an assemblage of low people, the mobility of all sorts. To tag after one like a tantony pig: to follow one wherever one goes, just as St. Anthony is followed by his pig.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

TAG, RAG, AND BOBTAIL — or tagrag and bobtail noun Date: 1645 rabble
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAG, RAG, AND BOBTAIL — noun or tagrag and bobtail : a motley group : rabble , canaille all the tagrag and bobtail of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAG, RAG, AND BOBTAIL — or tagrag and bobtail ˌtag-ˌrag-ən-ˈbäb-ˌtāl, -ˌrag- ə ŋ- Date: 1645 : rabble
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAG, RAG, AND BOBTAIL — Variant: or tagrag and bobtail Pronunciation: ˌ tag- ˌ rag- ə n- ' bäb- ˌ t ā l, - ˌ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TAG, RAG, AND BOBTAIL — [tag, rag, and bobtail] or tagrag and bobtail n (1645): rabble
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOBTAIL — noun Etymology: 4bob Date: 1605 1. a bobbed tail, a horse, dog, or cat with a bobbed or very short …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAG — I. ˈtag, -aa(ə)-, -ai- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tagge, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAG — I. ˈrag, ˈraa(ə)g, ˈraig noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ragge, from (assumed) Old English ragg (whence Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOBTAIL — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: bob (IV) + tail 1. : a bobbed tail 2. : something with a short or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOBTAIL — (a.) Bobtailed.
Английский словарь Webster
BOBTAIL — (n.) An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.
Английский словарь Webster
BOBTAIL — ( n. ) An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOBTAIL — ( a. ) Bobtailed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAG — tag 1 — tagger , n. — taglike , adj. /tag/ , n. , v. , tagged, tagging . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAG — rag 1 /rag/ , n. 1. a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn. 2. rags …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOBTAIL — /bob"tayl'/ , n. 1. a short or docked tail. 2. an animal with such a tail. adj. 3. Also, bobtailed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOBTAIL — v. shorten, crop, cut short, dock; cut a tail short (on a horse or dog)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOBTAIL — n. tail which has been cut short
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAG — I. ˈtag noun Etymology: Middle English tagge; akin to Middle Low German tagge, tacke twig, spike Date: 14th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAG — I. ˈrag noun Etymology: Middle English ragge, from Old English * ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg tuft, shagginess Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOBTAIL — noun Etymology: bob (IV) Date: 1605 1. a. : a bobbed tail b. : a horse, dog, or cat with …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAG — noun a sheep of the first year. 2. tag ·noun something mean and paltry; the rabble. 3. tag ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
RAG — noun a ragged edge. 2. rag ·vi to become tattered. 3. rag ·noun a sail, or any piece of canvas. …
Webster English vocab
BOBTAIL — adj bobtailed. 2. bobtail ·noun an animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.
Webster English vocab
BOBTAIL — ■ noun a docked tail of a horse or dog. Origin C16: prob. from bob 2 + tail 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAG — [tag] n [ME tagge, prob. of Scand origin; akin to Sw tagg barb] (15c) 1: a loose hanging piece of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAG — [rag] n [ME ragge, fr. (assumed) OE ragg, fr. ON rogg tuft, shagginess] (14c) 1 a: a waste piece of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOBTAIL — [bob.tail] n [[4]bob] (1605) 1 a: a bobbed tail b: a horse, dog, or cat with a bobbed or very …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAG — rag BrE AmE ræɡ ▷ ragged past & past participle ræɡd ▷ ragging ˈræɡɪŋ ▷ rags ræɡz ▶ ˌ rag …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOBTAIL — bobtail BrE AmE ˈbɒb teɪ ə l AmE \ ˈbɑːb- ▷ bobtail|ed d ▷ bobtail|ing ɪŋ ▷ bobtail|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAG — / tæg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] (often in compounds) a small piece of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAG — / ræg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a piece of old, often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOBTAIL — / ˈbɒbteɪl; NAmE ˈbɑːbteɪl/ noun 1. a dog, cat or horse with a tail that has been cut short 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAG — I. tag 1 /tæɡ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . SMALL PIECE OF PAPER ETC [countable] a small piece of paper, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAG — I. rag 1 /ræɡ/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-4,6: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: rögg 'rough …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOBTAIL — bob ‧ tail /ˈbɒbteɪl $ ˈbɑːb-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: bob 'short bunch of hair' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAG — n. 1 a large coarse roofing-slate. 2 any of various kinds of hard coarse sedimentary stone that break into thick …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAG — n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOBTAIL — n. a docked tail; a horse or a dog with a bobtail. [BOB(2) + TAIL(1)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAG — n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOBTAIL — n. a docked tail; a horse or a dog with a bobtail. [ BOB(2) + TAIL(1) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAG — 1. n.1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which …
Oxford English vocab
BOBTAIL — n. a docked tail; a horse or a dog with a bobtail. Etymology: BOB(2) + TAIL(1)
Oxford English vocab
TAG — ( tags, tagging, tagged) 1. A tag is a small piece of card or cloth which is attached to an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAG — ( rags) 1. A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dog tag electronic tagging name tag play catch/house/tag/school etc ▪ Outside, the children were …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES from rags to riches (= from being poor to being rich ) ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOBTAIL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And take the Prime Minister and the rest of the rag, tag and bobtail with …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAG — (AMUSEMENTS) [noun] [C] - a series of amusing events and activities organized by college students once a year to collect …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAG — Bank notes. Money in general. The cove has no rag; the fellow has no money.RAG A farthing.TO RAG. To abuse, …
Slang English vocab
RAG — n. snot rag tag and rag glad rags
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TAG — n. 1 label, name or price tag, mark, marker, tab, ticket, sticker, stub, docket The tag was clearly marked with …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RAG — n. 1 tatter, piece, shred, scrap, fragment, bit, Dialect clout Take a clean rag and dust the bookshelves when you …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TAG° — noun and verb (People and Society) (Science and Technology) noun: An electronic marker which makes it possible to track the …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
TAG — 1. сущ. 1) а) свободный, болтающийся конец б) металлический наконечник на шнурке для ботинок в) петля, ушко 2) а) ярлык …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAG — I сущ. 1) лоскут, тряпка, тряпица a rag doll ≈ тряпичная кукла He was wiping his hands on an oily …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOBTAIL — сущ. 1) (коротко) обрезанный хвост 2) лошадь или собака с коротко обрезанным хвостом 3) негодный человек, шваль обрезанный, куцый хвост …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOBTAIL — Обрезанный хвост
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TAG — tag.ogg 1. tæg n 1. свободный, болтающийся конец; висящий кончик ( чего-л. ) to cut the tags off the rug …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAG — rag.ogg _I ræg n 1. 1> тряпка, лоскут; обрезок ( ткани ) 2> pl тряпьё 3> тех. ветошь; обтирочные концы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOBTAIL — bobtail.ogg 1. ʹbɒbteıl n 1. обрезанный, куцый хвост 2. лошадь или собака с обрезанным хвостом 3. воен. жарг. увольнение из …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAG — tag сущ.1) а) свободный, болтающийся конец; обрывок, ошметок Syn:tatter 1. б) металлический наконечник на шнурке для ботинок в) петля, ушко …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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