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Definition of 'rag'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Cognate with Swedish ragg.
Noun
( en-noun)
(in the plural) Tattered clothes.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (Dryden)
- Virtue, though in rags , will keep me warm.
A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (Milton)
- Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, / And fluttered into rags .
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (Fuller)
- Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover the shame of their cruelty.
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (Ben Jonson)
- The other zealous rag is the compositor.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (Spenser)
- Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and rag .
A ragged edge in metalworking.
(nautical|slang) A sail, or any piece of canvas.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (Lowell)
- Our ship was a clipper with every rag set.
(slang|pejorative) A newspaper, magazine.
(rfc-sense) (poker slang) A card that appears to help no one.
(rfc-sense) (poker slang) A low card.
Etymology 2
origin; perhaps the same word as Etymology 1, above.
Noun
( en-noun)
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
* 2003 , (Peter Ackroyd), The Clerkenwell Tales , page 1:
- the three walls around the garden, each one of thirty-three feet, were built out of three layers of stone — pebble stone, flint and rag stone.
Verb
(ragg)
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Etymology 3
Origin uncertain.
Verb
(ragg)
To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
Derived terms
* rag the puck
* rag on
Noun
( en-noun)
(dated) A prank or practical joke.
(UK|Ireland) A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
Derived terms
* rag day
* rag week
Etymology 4
Perhaps from (ragged). Compare later (ragtime).
Noun
( en-noun)
(obsolete|US) An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.
A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
Anagrams
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References
* Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker . MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
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