ragbag

or rag-bag

[ rag-bag ]

/ ˈrægˌbæg /

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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.

Nearby words

rag trade, rag-and-bone man, rag-rolling, raga, ragamuffin, ragbag, ragbolt, ragdoll, rage, rage quit, ragfish

Origin of ragbag

First recorded in 1810–20; rag¹ + bag

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Examples from the Web for ragbag

He was dreadfully dirty and unshaven, his collar and frock-coat looked as if they had been fished up from a ragbag.
Ditte: Girl Alive!|Martin Andersen Nexo
Her mind was like a ragbag into which she had been frantically thrusting whatever she could grab.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather
"As if any man would want to squeeze such a ragbag o' tawdry finery and milliners' tinsel," said Radisson afterward to me.
Heralds of Empire|Agnes C. Laut
I don't want a walrus, thirty years old, with ragbag clothes that fit her a foot off.
Villa Elsa|Stuart Henry

Phil's outfit might have come from the ragbag, too, it was so tattered and patched.
The Story of Dago|Annie Fellows-Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for ragbag

ragbag

/ (ˈræɡˌbæɡ) /

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

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ragbag

or rag-bag

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ragbag

ragbag

noun

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