RAGTAG AND BOBTAIL Definition & Meaning

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ragtag and bobtail

or rag, tag, and bobtail; tagrag and bobtail

noun

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

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Origin of ragtag and bobtail¹

First recorded in 1810–20

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Yesterday we made an excursion through the Gap of Dunloe, a famous gorge in the mountains around Killarney, and were set upon by the whole fraternity—ragtag and bobtail.

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The unknown and the ragtag and bobtail of the city flung themselves on the iron grille of the choir, which they broke through, crying: “Long live the Beggar!”

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Without the populace having any hand in it, the ragtag and bobtail of the strangers became bolder and shouted more and more.

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