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ragamuffin definition

raga·muf·fin (rag′ə muf′in)

noun

a dirty, ragged person; esp., a poor, ragged child

Etymology: ME Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in Piers Plowman: sense prob. infl. by rag

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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