RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL

Meaning of RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL in English

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 .

[ 1810-20 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL — noun Etymology: 1rag + 1tag Date: 1820 rabble
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL — noun see rag, tag, and bobtail
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL — n. mob, riffraff, ordinary people, hoi polloi, masses, rabble
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL — Etymology: rag (I) + tag (I) Date: 1820 : rabble
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL — Function: noun Etymology: 1 rag + 1 tag Date: 1820 : RABBLE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL — [ragtag and bobtail] n [[1]rag + [1]tag] (1820): rabble
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL — Function: noun Synonyms: RABBLE 2, dreg(s), hoi polloi, mass(es), mob, proletariat, ragtag, riffraff, tagrag and bobtail, unwashed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL — noun Synonyms: rabble 2, dreg(s), hoi polloi, mass(es), mob, proletariat, ragtag, riffraff, tagrag and bobtail, unwashed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL — шушера
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL — шушера
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAGTAG — adjective Etymology: ~ and bobtail Date: 1865 ragged , unkempt , motley 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
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
RAGTAG — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: rag (I) + tag : a motley crowd a ragtag of admiring youngsters at his heels — …
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
RAGTAG — /rag"tag'/ , adj. 1. ragged or shabby; disheveled. 2. made up of mixed, often diverse, elements: a ragtag crowd. [ …
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
RAGTAG — n. rabble, mob, riffraff, masses
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
RAGTAG — adjective Etymology: ragtag and bobtail Date: 1865 1. : ragged , unkempt 2. : motley 2 a ragtag bunch of …
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
BOBTAIL — adj bobtailed. 2. bobtail ·noun an animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.
Webster English vocab
RAGTAG — ■ adjective untidy, disorganized, or incongruously varied in character. Origin C19: superseding earlier tag-rag and tag and rag (see rag …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOBTAIL — ■ noun a docked tail of a horse or dog. Origin C16: prob. from bob 2 + tail 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAGTAG — [rag.tag] adj [ragtag and bobtail] (1882) 1: ragged, unkempt 2: motley 2. "a ~ bunch of misfits"
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
RAGTAG — ragtag BrE AmE ˈræɡ tæɡ
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
RAGTAG — / ˈrægtæg; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ] ( informal ) ( of a group of people or …
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
RAGTAG — rag ‧ tag /ˈræɡtæɡ/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: rag + tag ] informal …
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
RAGTAG — n. (in full ragtag and bobtail) derog. the rabble or common people. [earlier tag-rag, tag and rag, f. RAG(1) + …
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
RAGTAG — n. (in full ragtag and bobtail) derog. the rabble or common people. [ earlier tag-rag, tag and rag, f. RAG(1) …
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
RAGTAG — n. (in full ragtag and bobtail) derog. the rabble or common people. Etymology: earlier tag-rag, tag and rag, f. RAG(1) …
Oxford English vocab
BOBTAIL — n. a docked tail; a horse or a dog with a bobtail. Etymology: BOB(2) + TAIL(1)
Oxford English vocab
RAGTAG — also rag-tag If you want to say that a group of people or an organization is badly organized and not …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAGTAG — also rag-tag If you want to say that a group of people or an organization is badly organized and not …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAGTAG — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a ragtag army of rebel soldiers ▪ a ragtag refugee camp EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
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
RAGTAG — n. Function: noun Synonyms: RABBLE 2, dreg(s), hoi polloi, mass(es), mob, proletariat, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, tag and rag, unwashed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RAGTAG — noun Synonyms: rabble 2, dreg(s), hoi polloi, mass(es), mob, proletariat, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, tag and rag, unwashed
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAGTAG — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
RAGTAG — adj. Ragtag is used with these nouns: ↑ army , ↑ band , ↑ bunch
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RAGTAG
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
RAGTAG — Сброд
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BOBTAIL — Обрезанный хвост
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RAGTAG
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
RAGTAG
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BOBTAIL — обрезанный хвост лошадь или собака с обрезанным хвостом
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BOBTAIL — (n) обрезанный хвост
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BOBTAIL — 1. [ʹbɒbteıl] n 1. обрезанный, куцый хвост 2. лошадь или собака с обрезанным хвостом 3. воен. жарг. увольнение из армии …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BOBTAIL — 1. ʹbɒbteıl n 1. обрезанный, куцый хвост 2. лошадь или собака с обрезанным хвостом 3. воен. жарг. увольнение из армии …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOBTAIL — n. обрезанный хвост, лошадь с обрезанным хвостом, собака с обрезанным хвостом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BOBTAIL — n. обрезанный хвост, лошадь с обрезанным хвостом, собака с обрезанным хвостом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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