draggle-tail

== English == === Alternative forms === draggletail === Etymology === From draggle (“to make wet and muddy by dragging along the ground”) +‎ tail. Implying that such a person's gown trailed in the mire or along the ground. === Noun === draggle-tail (plural draggle-tails) (chiefly archaic) A slut or slattern; a slovenly woman. Synonym: drabble-tail ==== Related terms ==== draggle-tailed === Adjective === draggle-tail Dirty, untidy, ragtag. === References === “draggle-tail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.