rag

English

/ɹæɡ/

noun
Definitions
  • (in the plural) Tattered clothes.
  • A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
  • A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
  • A ragged edge in metalworking.
  • (nautical) A sail, or any piece of canvas.
  • (slang) A newspaper, magazine.
  • (poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ragge inherited from Old English *ragg derived from Old Norse rǫgg (shagginess, tuft).

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Old Norse

rǫgg

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shagginess, tuft

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