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Definition of Ragamuffin
1. Noun. A dirty shabbily clothed urchin.
Generic synonyms: Urchin
Derivative terms: Tatterdemalion, Tatterdemalion
Definition of Ragamuffin
1. n. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean wretch.
Definition of Ragamuffin
1. Noun. A domestic cat breed. ¹
2. Noun. A cat of this breed. ¹
3. Noun. A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin. ¹
4. Noun. ''(According to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable):'' A ''muffin'' is a poor thing of a creature, a 'regular muff'; so that a ''ragamuffin'' is a sorry creature in rags. ¹
5. Noun. A breed of domestic cat which is an off shoot from the Ragdoll. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ragamuffin
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ragamuffin
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1. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean which.
2. A person who wears ragged clothing.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ragamuffin
Literary usage of Ragamuffin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"... RAGGI, SURNAMED THE AGREEABLE ragamuffin, CHIEF MOUNTEBANK AND BUFFA-DANCER
TO HIS HIGHNESS. The numerous letters which I have written to our friend the ..."
2. The Guilds of Florence by Edgcumbe Staley (1906)
"controllable ragamuffin boys, the air was rent with bewildering uproar, which no
poorly fitting oiled-skin could possibly keep out. ..."
3. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1888)
"... the Crispins—The Furriers' Union—Roman Ladies and Fineries of Fur—The great
ragamuffin Trade —Their Innumerable Unions—Ragpickers of Antiquity— Origin ..."
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