Definitions for ragtag and bobtail

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rag′tag and bob′tail(n.)

the riffraff or rabble.

Origin of ragtag and bobtail:

1810–20

Princeton's WordNet

rabble, riffraff, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail(noun)
disparaging terms for the common people

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