rag-and-bone man

obsolete Someone who buys unwanted items from people in order to sell them. Primarily heard in UK. My grandmother grew up poor, so her family would often buy things secondhand from rag-and-bone men.

See also: man

See also:

a gift horse
gift horse
pad the bill
see the back of
throw (someone or something) on the scrap heap
rid of
rid of (someone or something)
kick (someone or something) to the curb
nose in on
nose in on (someone or something)

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