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snot-rag

[ snot-rag ]

/ ˈsnɒtˌræg /

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noun Vulgar.

a handkerchief.

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Origin of snot-rag

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby snot-rag

Snorri Sturluson, snort, snorter, snot, snotnosed, snot-rag, snotter, snotty, snout, snout beetle, snout reflex

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Example sentences from the Web for snot-rag

Then Ziegler tosses the buff LaBeouf around like a rag doll.
Sia and Shia LaBeouf’s Pedophilia Nontroversy Over ‘Elastic Heart’|Marlow Stern|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Plus the notion of the poor little guy surrounded by a rag-tag pack of true believers is an American favorite.
Honey Boo Boo, Snake Oil, and Ebola: The Weird World of Young Living Essential Oils|Kent Sepkowitz|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He stuck the barrel of the gun out his window and started wiping it down with a rag.
A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild|Caitlin Dickson|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1992, she was spotted by Sassy magazine, and became a model/intern for the fashion rag.
Chloe Sevigny on ‘The Cosmopolitans,’ New York’s Frat Boy Takeover, and ‘Asshole’ Michael Alig|Marlow Stern|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You should be so proud of yourself working for an illegitimate rag like the Daily Beast.
Dear Moon Landing Deniers: Sorry I Called You Moon Landing Deniers|Olivia Nuzzi|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The early pump had rag balls, in keeping with the mechanical ignorance of the time, and suitable to man's power.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The large size of the rag-wheel gave the rapidly revolving chain and balls a great speed.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Strain the mixture through a linen rag several times; adding, at the last operation, two ounces of bear's grease.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Away off the bed, over the bright rag carpet, and past the red fire, safely and swiftly they trotted.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
It is a common practice in erecting buildings with a facing of Kentish rag rubble to back up the stonework with bricks.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

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