ragbag
or rag-bag
[rag-bag]
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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
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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 NabobAlphonse Daudet
The calico pieces went into the rag-bag, and that was the last of Prudy's patchwork.
Little PrudySophie 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 VILouisa 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 EditionRudyard Kipling
Mop-rags, lamp-rags, all should be washed, dried and put in the rag-bag.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the MillionSarah Josepha Hale
ragbag
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Word Origin for ragbag
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