2006-07-21 02:45:37 · 11 answers · asked by *prettyinpink* 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Having spent a few years in the trade it is probably; 'bring out your rags' or 'cash for rags'. Or 'any rag? Bone?'.
There's more on the site
2006-07-21 04:08:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Probably "Rag & Bone"
A rag and bone man was, quite simply, a junk man. In England, the rag and bone man was sort of a heavy trash pick-up man, picking up items of trash not accepted by the regular bin-men.
He came round the neighborhoods with his horse and cart and could be heard long before he arrived, calling out "Rag and Bone!" and "Any old iron!"
2006-07-21 02:49:30 · answer #2 · answered by Perkins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's the rag and bone man.. like Steptoe and son
"any old iron" comes from "any old SCRAP"
Some shout out "rag n bone"
2006-07-21 02:51:11 · answer #3 · answered by super_star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can I Tarmac your drive and you've some
tiles missing on your roof shall I fix it ?...
To borrow some now rather ageing and
stereotypical images of the
Rag and Bone Man .....
2006-07-21 02:51:49 · answer #4 · answered by Gone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RaaaaaagBoooone!
2006-07-21 03:30:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its scrap metal such as old fridges, radiators, bikes or anything that can be taken to the local scrap metal merchants, weighed and traded for cash......
2006-07-21 02:49:49 · answer #6 · answered by stingmyflesh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just a noise, like fruit sellers at markets!!!
Its just to let you know hes there,
rather like the tune an icecream van plays!
2006-07-21 02:49:54 · answer #7 · answered by Banderes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rags & bones ?
2006-07-21 02:49:39 · answer #8 · answered by dashabout 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring out your dead. (pythonesque)
2006-07-22 04:24:07 · answer #9 · answered by Adrian F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
arrroooonaaayeee!
2006-07-21 02:51:32 · answer #10 · answered by ordiofile 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋