RAGAMUFFIN

ragamuffin, tatterdemalion

(noun) a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ragamuffin (plural ragamuffins)

A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.

A breed of domestic cat which is an offshoot from the Ragdoll.

Usage notes

Currently this word is slang, often (but not always) used either for anachronistic effect or as dialogue in historical fiction.

Noun

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



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