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Draggle-tail

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Drag´gle-tail`
n.1.A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire; a drabble-tail.
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" The preacher, instead of vexing the ears of drowsy farmers on their day of rest at the end of the week -- for Sunday is the fit conclusion of an ill-spent week, and not the fresh and brave beginning of a new one -- with this one other draggle-tail of a sermon, should shout with thundering voice, "Pause
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
It's well seen what choice the most of 'em know how to make, by the poor draggle-tails o' wives you see, like bits o' gauze ribbin, good for nothing when the colour's gone.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
 
 
 
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