raggle-taggle
[ rag-uh l-tag-uh l ]
/ ˈræg əlˈtæg əl /
adjective
Origin of raggle-taggle
First recorded in 1900–05; alteration of
ragtag
Words nearby raggle-taggle
ragged robin,
ragged school,
raggedy,
ragging,
raggle,
raggle-taggle,
ragi,
raglan,
raglan sleeve,
ragman,
ragman roll
Example sentences from the Web for raggle-taggle
To the left, a raggle-taggle thicket of beech brush crawled to within twenty feet of the valley's floor.
Double Challenge |James Arthur KjelgaardHe made up his mind in the beeswaxed dining-room that it was better to be a raggle-taggle wanderer than anything else.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 |Compton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for raggle-taggle
raggle-taggle
/ (ˈræɡəlˈtæɡəl) /
adjective
motley or unkempt
a raggle-taggle band of volunteers and students
Word Origin for raggle-taggle
augmented form of
ragtag