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raggle-taggle Definition

raggle-taggle (rag′əl tag′əl)

adjective

of an odd or heterogeneous mixture; motley

Etymology: extended < ragtag

raggle-taggle Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • bunch: Their hounds are a raggle-taggle bunch of pure and cross-bred otter hounds and ex- foxhounds.
  • army: The same thing happened when Francisco Pizarro and his raggle-taggle army of 168 men took on the millions of the Inca empire in Peru.

Browse dictionary entries near raggle-taggle

  1. ‹ raggedy
  2. ‹ ragged robin
  3. ‹ ragged edge
  4. ‹ ragged
  5. ‹ ragg
  6. ‹ rage
  7. ‹ ragbag
  8. ‹ ragamuffin
  9. ‹ raga
  10. ‹ rag rug
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