Draggle-tail
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Draggle-tail is a noun meaning Dirty, untidy, ragtag.
Meaning
Dirty, untidy, ragtag.
More Meanings
- (chiefly archaic) A slut or slattern; a slovenly woman.
Example Sentences
Dirty, draggletail, it was nevertheless an important street […]
—words spliced to form draggletail phrases met by brittle conjunctions– We two are poorly bound
You notice that across the lawn the coppice looks not so wind-beaten and draggletail as it did a while ago.
It was a long canting monologue, which ended with, "And a lady is just what you are not — you don't even wear under-drawers, you draggle-tail!" Whereupon in her fury she lifted her skirts and showed me that she did wear underdrawers.
Word Forms
- draggle-tails
- draggletail
Synonyms for draggle-tail
Depending on context, synonyms include drabble-tail.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include daggle-tail, draggletail, drabble-tail, drab, drabbletail, slattern.
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