raggle

[ rag-uhl ]

noun

a groove cut in masonry to receive flashing.
Also called raggle block . a manufactured masonry unit, usually of terracotta, having a groove for receiving flashing.

Origin of raggle

First recorded in 1880–85; origin uncertain

Words Nearby raggle

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How to use raggle in a sentence

He made up his mind in the beeswaxed dining-room that it was better to be a raggle-taggle wanderer than anything else.
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To the left, a raggle-taggle thicket of beech brush crawled to within twenty feet of the valley's floor.
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British Dictionary definitions for raggle

raggle

/ (ˈræɡəl) /

noun

mainly Scot a thin groove cut in stone or brickwork, esp to hold the edge of a roof

Origin of raggle

C19: of obscure origin

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