draggle-tail

[ drag-uhl-teyl ]

noun

1. slut; slattern.

Word History and Origins

Origin of draggle-tail¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; draggle + tail ¹

Example Sentences

She hasn't a penny, and goes about tattered, a draggle-tail, and sells her birthright for a handful of cold potatoes.

From Project Gutenberg

She saw close to the wall some few yards away a somewhat draggle-tail figure in cloak and hood.

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She moved towards the door, with her draggle-tail of infants.

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