rag-and-bone man

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rag-and-bone man

(Business / Professions) Brit a man who buys and sells discarded clothing, furniture, etc Also called ragman ragpicker US equivalent junkman

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rag-and-bone man [ˌrægənˈbəʊnmæn] N (rag-and-bone men (pl)) (Brit) → trapero m

rag-and-bone man [ˌrægəndˈbəʊnˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) → straccivendolo

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No references found			What I can tell B Perry is that no self-respecting rag-and-bone man would ply his trade on a Sunday. Try the rag test; YourSay by Birmingham Mail (England) The junk-filled garden, in Monikie, Angus, belongs to Alexander Ewart, who is know as Steptoe after the TV rag-and-bone man. Workers too scared to face nasty Steptoe by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) Although he's now fixed in the public's mind as the aspirational rag-and-bone man Harold, Corbett was already a big star of the theatre - dubbed Britain's Marlon Brando - when he was offered the role in what was supposed to be a one-off TV play. We love telly: RICHES FROM RAGS - THE CURSE OF STEPTOE BBC4, 9pm by The Mirror (London, England)			Raft duck raft foundation Raft port Rafte rafter raftered rafting raftman rafts Raftsman Rafty RAFVR rag Rag bolt Rag carpet rag day rag doll Rag dust rag gourd rag paper rag trade rag week Rag wheel Rag wool Rag, tag, and bobtail rag-and-bone man Rag-bag rag-rolling rag-tag raga Ragabash ragamuffin ragbag ragbolt Ragdoll rage ragee Rageful Ragery ragga raggamuffin ragged ragged edge Ragged lady ragged orchid ragged orchis ragged robin Ragged sailor ragged school ragged-fringed orchid raggedly			rag bolts rag bolts Rag carpet Rag Content Rag Contents rag day rag doll rag dolls Rag dust rag felt rag gourd rag gourd Rag joint rag on rag paper rag papers Rag Queen Quilters rag rubble Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet Rag time Rag time rag trade rag trade rag week Rag wheel Rag wool Rag Worm Rag Worm Rag, tag, and bobtail rag-and-bone man Rag-and-bone men Rag-bag rag-roll rag-rolled finish rag-rolling Rag-stone Rag-stone Rag-tag Rag-Tag Fleet Rag-time Rag-time RAG/GRN RAG1 RAG2 raga raga raga raga Ragabash RAGAD Ragae Ragae RAGAGEP Ragah ragamuffin Ragamuffin cat Ragamuffin cat Ragamuffins ragas ragas

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