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ragged edge
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noun
the brink, as of a cliff.
any extreme edge; verge.
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Idioms about ragged edge
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
Words nearby ragged edge
rage quit, rager, ragfish, ragga, ragged, ragged edge, ragged jacket, ragged robin, ragged school, raggedy, ragging
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