Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

draggle-tail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drag-gle--tail
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slut or slattern; a slovenly woman.

Archaic

adj

Dirty, untidy, ragtag.

Example Sentences

"For yee shall not onely see the Damoiselles (Gentlewomen) and them of the better sort, but euery poore Chapperonnieze (draggletayle) euen to the Coblers daughter, that can Dance with good measure, & Arte, all your Quarantes, Leualties, Bransles, & other Dances whatsoeuer […]"
"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."
"You notice that across the lawn the coppice looks not so wind-beaten and draggletail as it did a while ago."
"—words spliced to form draggletail phrases met by brittle conjunctions– We two are poorly bound"
"Dirty, draggletail, it was nevertheless an important street […]"

Etymology

From draggle (“to make wet and muddy by dragging along the ground”) + tail. Implying that such a person's gown trailed in the mire or along the ground.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

draggle-tails (plural) draggletail (alternative)

Phrases

draggle-tailed

Frequently Paired Words

draggle-tailed

Synonyms

drabble-tail

Questions

What does draggle-tail mean?: A slut or slattern; a slovenly woman.
Where does draggle-tail come from?: From draggle (“to make wet and muddy by dragging along the ground”) + tail. Implying that such a person's gown trailed in the mire or along the ground.

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