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ragtag definition

rag·tag (rag′tag′)

noun

the lowest classes; rabble
usually ragtag and bobtail

Etymology: rag + tag

adjective

  1. raggedy, unkempt, disorderly, etc.
  2. made up of mixed or ill-sorted elements

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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