ragamuffin, tatterdemalion
(noun) a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ragamuffin (plural ragamuffins)
A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.
A breed of domestic cat which is an offshoot from the Ragdoll.
Currently this word is slang, often (but not always) used either for anachronistic effect or as dialogue in historical fiction.
Ragamuffin (plural Ragamuffins)
A domestic cat of a particular heavy, muscular, short-necked breed.
Source: Wiktionary
Rag`a*muf"fin, n. Etym: [Cf. Ragamofin, the name of a demon in some of the old mysteries.]
1. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean which. Dryden.
2. A person who wears ragged clothing. [Colloq.]
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The long-tailed titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
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