ragged edge

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noun

the brink, as of a cliff.
any extreme edge; verge.

Idioms

on the ragged edge, in a dangerous or precarious position; on the verge or brink of: on the ragged edge of despair.

Origin of ragged edge

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

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Related Words for ragged edge

bedrock, edge, limit

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Historical Examples of ragged edge

They are mostly on the “border-land,” if not on the “ragged-edge” of insanity.
The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul
Jirah D. Buck