Definition of rag-and-bone man in English:

rag-and-bone man

nounPlural rag-and-bone men

British

A person who travels round an area buying old or unwanted clothes and household items in order to sell them on.
Example sentencesExamples
- Twentieth century mainstream British art has been immeasurably enriched by the paintings of the retired Cornish fisherman and rag-and-bone man, Alfred Wallis.
- One photograph reminded me of a time long ago, when I was just a child and the likes of traveling minstrels, tinkers, gypsies, rag-and-bone men et al, were the norm.
- Now virtually extinct, the rag-and-bone man was once a familiar figure trundling his cart along suburban streets with his age-old cry: ‘Any old RAG-bones!’

Definition of rag-and-bone man in US English:

rag-and-bone man

nounˌræɡ ən ˈboʊn ˌmænˌraɡ ən ˈbōn ˌman

British

A person who travels around an area buying old or unwanted clothes and household items in order to sell them on.
Example sentencesExamples
- One photograph reminded me of a time long ago, when I was just a child and the likes of traveling minstrels, tinkers, gypsies, rag-and-bone men et al, were the norm.
- Now virtually extinct, the rag-and-bone man was once a familiar figure trundling his cart along suburban streets with his age-old cry: ‘Any old RAG-bones!’
- Twentieth century mainstream British art has been immeasurably enriched by the paintings of the retired Cornish fisherman and rag-and-bone man, Alfred Wallis.

单词	rag-and-bone man
释义	Definition of rag-and-bone man in English: rag-and-bone man nounPlural rag-and-bone men British A person who travels round an area buying old or unwanted clothes and household items in order to sell them on. Example sentencesExamples Twentieth century mainstream British art has been immeasurably enriched by the paintings of the retired Cornish fisherman and rag-and-bone man, Alfred Wallis. One photograph reminded me of a time long ago, when I was just a child and the likes of traveling minstrels, tinkers, gypsies, rag-and-bone men et al, were the norm. Now virtually extinct, the rag-and-bone man was once a familiar figure trundling his cart along suburban streets with his age-old cry: ‘Any old RAG-bones!’ Definition of rag-and-bone man in US English: rag-and-bone man nounˌræɡ ən ˈboʊn ˌmænˌraɡ ən ˈbōn ˌman British A person who travels around an area buying old or unwanted clothes and household items in order to sell them on. Example sentencesExamples One photograph reminded me of a time long ago, when I was just a child and the likes of traveling minstrels, tinkers, gypsies, rag-and-bone men et al, were the norm. Now virtually extinct, the rag-and-bone man was once a familiar figure trundling his cart along suburban streets with his age-old cry: ‘Any old RAG-bones!’ Twentieth century mainstream British art has been immeasurably enriched by the paintings of the retired Cornish fisherman and rag-and-bone man, Alfred Wallis.
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