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stab-rags

stab-rags is the plural of stab-rag.

Meaning of stab-rag

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

Questions about stab-rags

What is stab-rags the plural of?
Stab-rags is the plural of stab-rag.

Words near stab-rags in the dictionary

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

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