draggle-tail
1Draggle-tail — Drag gle tail , n. A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire; a drabble tail. [1913 Webster] …
2draggle-tail — /drag euhl tayl /, n. slut; slattern. [1590 1600; DRAGGLE + TAIL1] * * * …
3draggle-tail — noun Date: 1596 slattern …
4draggle tail — n. whore, prostitute; slattern …
5draggle-tail — n. Slut, drab, sloven, slattern, dowdy, slovenly woman …
6draggle-tail — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a woman who lets her skirt trail along the ground 2. : slattern …
7draggle — 1510s, frequentative of DRAG. (Cf. drag.) This led to draggle tail sloppy woman, woman whose skirts are wet and draggled (1590s). Related: Draggled …
8draggle-tailed — /drag euhl tayld /, adj. untidy; bedraggled; slovenly. [1645 55; DRAGGLE TAIL + ED3] * * * …
9draggle-tailed — /drag euhl tayld /, adj. untidy; bedraggled; slovenly. [1645 55; DRAGGLE TAIL + ED3] …
10Daggle-tail — Dag gle tail ( t[=a]l ), n. A slovenly woman; a slattern; a draggle tail. [1913 Webster] …
