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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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