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In some senses, daggle-tail is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
VERB + DAGGLE-TAIL
mismanner't
DAGGLE-TAIL + NOUN
-, ', emrys
PREP.
with
noun
A slovenly woman; a slattern; a draggle-tail.
for she was no daggle-tail I will be bound, but as neat a lass as Sarah o ' Richard's, every bit.
He co'de her a mismanner't daggle-tail, —- an ' a mawkin', — an' a daffockin', sloppety sliven, an' an ill-contrive't snicketty fussock, -an' sich like.
Clothes that are filthy at the bottom from dragging through the mud.
This fact admitted of gentlemen of wit and pleasure murmuring, and being shocked at the sight of so many daggle-tail parsons, who happened to fall in their way , and offend their eyes ;
He says, —- come and dine here as soon as you can; With your haily, gaily, Gambo raily, Giggling, niggling, galloping Galloway Daggle tail dreary dun.
for she was no daggle-tail I will be bound, but as neat a lass as Sarah o ' Richard's, every bit.
WiktionaryHe co'de her a mismanner't daggle-tail, —- an ' a mawkin', — an' a daffockin', sloppety sliven, an' an ill-contrive't snicketty fussock, -an' sich like.
Wiktionary"Daggle-tail,” Emrys replied with a cheeky grin.
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In some senses, daggle-tail is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.