rag-an'-bone

Updated: May 17, 2025

We'll ha' some rag-an'-bone tramp snappin' her up under oor nose, said he; an' he put the wheel over. We were goin' slow. "'Bannister wad like better to go home on a liner an' eat in the saloon. Mind ye what they said o' Holdock & Steiner's food that night at Radley's? Keep her awa', man keep her awa'. A tow's a tow, but a derelict's big salvage. "'E-eh! 'said Bell.

Rudyard Kipling - The Day's Work - Volume 1