rag-and-bone dealer
1rag-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) …
2rag-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.… …
3Rag 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,… …
4rag-and-bone man — noun Brit. an itinerant dealer in old clothes and other second hand items …
5rag — 1. n. 1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which cloth etc. is reduced by wear and tear. 2 (in pl.) old or worn clothes. 3 (collect.) scraps of cloth used as material for paper, stuffing, etc. 4… …
6List of Onedin Line episodes — The Onedin Line episode list shows details of the 91 episodes of the BBC television series The Onedin Line. Contents 1 Series 1 2 Series 2 3 …
7Dead and Gone — This article is about the song. For the novel, see Dead and Gone (novel). Dead and Gone Single by T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake …
8peddler — n hawker, cheap jack, vendor, huckster, monger, seller, Sl. pusher, salesman, money changer, pedlar, pedler; packman, Inf. faker, Sl. duffer, rag and bone man, junk dealer, butter and egg man, cos termonger, coster, Sl. shmatah salesman, rag… …
9List of Dickensian characters — This is a list of characters in the works of Charles Dickens. Contents: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | …
10ragpicker — n ragman; scavenger, garbage collector, trash man, street cleaner; Chiefly Brit. rag and bone man, junk peddler, rag dealer …
