tag and rag

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label. [1913 Webster]

2.A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it. [1913 Webster]

3.The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue. [1913 Webster]

4.Something mean and paltry; the rabble. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Tag and rag, the lowest sort; the rabble. --Holinshed. [1913 Webster]

5.A sheep of the first year. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]