ragbag

or rag-bag

[rag-bag]

noun

a bag in which small pieces of cloth are kept for use in mending.
a mixture or conglomeration: a ragbag of facts, half-truths, and blatant lies.

Origin of ragbag

First recorded in 1810–20; rag¹ + bag

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Historical Examples of rag-bag

Perhaps that is why this rag-bag of an Italian woman has such an unshakable admiration for him.
The Nabob
Alphonse Daudet
The calico pieces went into the rag-bag, and that was the last of Prudy's patchwork.
Little Prudy
Sophie May
It is a much lovelier way to end than as we do in the dust bin or rag-bag.
Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI
Louisa M. Alcott
If I were a man I would perish sooner than be seen with that rag-bag.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
Rudyard Kipling
Mop-rags, lamp-rags, all should be washed, dried and put in the rag-bag.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million
Sarah Josepha Hale

British Dictionary definitions for rag-bag

ragbag

noun

a bag for storing odd rags
a confused assortment; jumblea ragbag of ideas
informal a scruffy or slovenly person

Word Origin for ragbag

C19

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for rag-bag

1820, from rag (n.1) + bag (n.). Figurative sense of "motley collection" is first recorded 1864.