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1 rag-and-bone man
rag-and-bone manBrit coll indivíduo que percorre as ruas com uma carroça, comprando e vendendo coisas usadas. -
2 rag
[ræɡ](a piece of old, torn or worn cloth: I'll polish my bike with this old rag.) trapo- ragged- raggedly
- raggedness
- rags* * *rag1[ræg] n 1 trapo, farrapo. 2 termo depreciativo ou humorístico para roupa, cortina de teatro, nota de dinheiro, etc. 3 sobra. 4 pano de pó, pano de limpeza. 5 sl absorvente feminino, toalhinha higiênica. 6 sl menstruação. 7 Brit coll jornal de pouca importância, jornaleco, pasquim. a red rag to a bull coll irritante, provocativo. rag-and-bone man Brit coll indivíduo que percorre as ruas com uma carroça, comprando e vendendo coisas usadas. the glad rags as melhores roupas. to feel like a wet rag coll sentir-se muito cansado, estar um trapo.————————rag2[ræg] n 1 pedra granulosa. 2 telha grande de ardósia (também chamada de ragstone).————————rag3[ræg] n 1 ato ou ação de ralhar, repreensão. 2 conduta de desordeiro e barulhento. • vt 1 ralhar. 2 atormentar. 3 divertir-se à custa de outrem. to loose one’s rag coll perder a paciência, sair do sério. to play a rag on pregar uma peça em.————————rag4[ræg] n abbr ragtime. • vt sl tocar no estilo ragtime.
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rag-and-bone-man — plural rag and bone men n BrE a man who goes around the streets buying and collecting old clothes and other things that people no longer want … Dictionary of contemporary English
rag-and-bone man — rag and bone men N COUNT A rag and bone man is a person who goes from street to street in a vehicle or with a horse and cart buying things such as old clothes and furniture. [BRIT] (in AM, use junkman, junk dealer) … English dictionary
rag-and-bone-man — rag and boneˈ man noun A person who collects or deals in goods of little value, eg old clothes, furniture, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑rag … Useful english dictionary
rag-and-bone man — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a person who goes from door to door, collecting old clothes and other second hand items for resale … English terms dictionary
Rag and bone man — For the White Stripes song, see Rag and Bone. Rag and bone man is a British phrase for a junk dealer. Historically the phrase referred to an individual who would travel the streets of a city with a horsedrawn cart, and would collect old rags,… … Wikipedia
rag-and-bone man — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun chiefly Britain : a usually itinerant dealer in things of small value (as secondhand clothes and old newspapers) : old clothesman * * * /rag euhn bohn /, Brit. a peddler who buys and sells used clothes, rags, etc.; junkman.… … Useful english dictionary
rag-and-bone man — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rag and bone man : singular rag and bone man plural rag and bone men British someone who collects old clothes and other things from people s homes in order to sell them … English dictionary
rag-and-bone man — /ræg ən ˈboʊn mæn/ (say rag uhn bohn man) noun a man who deals in discarded clothing, furniture, household articles, etc. Also, rag and bone merchant …
rag-and-bone man — /rag euhn bohn /, Brit. a peddler who buys and sells used clothes, rags, etc.; junkman. [1850 55] * * * … Universalium
rag-and-bone-man — noun (C) BrE a man who goes around the streets buying and collecting old clothes and other things that people no longer want … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rag and bone man — noun a man who deals in scrap metal and recycled junk … Wiktionary
