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stab-rag

stab-rag noun: a regimental tailor.

Noun

stab-rag (plural stab-rags)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A regimental tailor.
    • In conclusion, the bottom on the jacket, and the button-holes, companions thereto, would baffle the criticism of the most hyper-fastidious stab-rag; and the shirt collar, with every other detail—never forgetting the chiaro-scuro—are equal to any of the preceding.1841 August 21, “Fine Arts”, in Punch, or the London Charivari, volume 1, page 65
    • Corporal Target is at the stab-rag—tailor's, sir. Bein' measured for a new overcoat, sir.1943, Stella Gibbons, Ticky, London: Random House, published 2012, →ISBN, page 127

Forms of stab-rag

pluralstab-rags

Origin of stab-rag

From stab + rag.

Questions about stab-rag

What does stab-rag mean?
Stab-rag means a regimental tailor.
What part of speech is stab-rag?
Stab-rag is a noun.
What is the plural of stab-rag?
The plural of stab-rag is stab-rags.

Words near stab-rag in the dictionary

  1. stab wounds
  2. stab yourself and pass the dagger
  3. stab-in-the-back myth
  4. stab-in-the-back myths
  5. stab-proof
  6. stab-rag
  7. stab-rags
  8. staballoy
  9. staballoys
  10. stabat mater
  11. stabat maters

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