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ragbag

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[rag-bag]
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noun
  1. a bag in which small pieces of cloth are kept for use in mending.
  2. a mixture or conglomeration: a ragbag of facts, half-truths, and blatant lies.
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Origin of ragbag

First recorded in 1810–20; rag1 + bag
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British Dictionary definitions for rag bag

ragbag

noun
  1. a bag for storing odd rags
  2. a confused assortment; jumblea ragbag of ideas
  3. informal a scruffy or slovenly person
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Word Origin

C19
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