Rag Fairn.

Brit.

/ˈraɡ fɛː/, U.S.

/ˈræɡ ˌfɛ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.², fair n.²

Etymology: < rag n.² + fair n.²

1. Originally: a market for the sale of old clothes, held at Houndsditch in London; the name of the district occupied by this market (now historical). In later use (without capital initials): any such market. Also in figurative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > market > [noun] > for specific type of goods

horse-fair1369

pot market1580

pig market1647

horn-fair1669

Rag Fair1704

pot fair1738

beast market1779

Michael fair1813

pantechnicon1830

slave market1835

foal fair1880

1704 T. Baker Act at Oxf. v. ii. 58 Wou'd I had married a rich Tripe Woman before the genteel Mrs. Tutterdemalian, I shall dream o'nothing but Rag Fair.

1786 Times 27 Apr. 3/1 The vicinity of Rag Fair to the new theatre..will be found extremely convenient, by producing a constant supply for the wardrobe.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. iii. 81/2 The tatters and rags of..worn-out Symbols (in this Ragfair of a World).

1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. ix. 66 Such threadbare coats and trousers..never were seen in Rag Fair.

1898 Times 4 Apr. 9/4 He cites a satire of 1601 in which the rag fairs of the district are mentioned.

1912 Evening Post (Frederick, Maryland) 17 Jan. 1/4 A carved ivory crucifix was bought at a rag fair at Reus.

1989 P. O'Brian Thirteen-gun Salute x. 307 They have left us looking not unlike Rag Fair: decks all ahoo.

2001 BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union (Nexis) 19 Mar. The helicopter..fell in the vicinity of a rag fair some 3.5 km away from the airport.

†2. Services' slang. A kit inspection. Obsolete.

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1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Rag Fair, an inspection of the linen and necessaries of a company of soldiers, commonly made by their officers on Mondays, or Saturdays.

1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang (1897) Rag-fair.., kit inspection.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 1).

ΚΠ

1722 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack 17 We bought..a pair of Rag-Fair Stockings.

1788 J. Wolcot Brother Peter in Wks. (1812) I. 535 Bartering like Rag-fair Jews.

1840 L. S. Costello Summer amongst Bocages & Vines II. 246 Quantities of ready-made clothes..all of coarse materials..giving a Rag-fair effect, anything but pleasing.

1872 Appleton's Jrnl. 4 May 498/1 It should prevent tradesmen disfiguring the streets with banners and other unsightly signs, which give to some of our business avenues an unhandsome, rag-fair aspect.

1912 Evening Post (Frederick, Maryland) 17 Jan. 1/4 (headline) Rag fair crucifix was work of Da Vinci.

1977 P. O'Brian Mauritius Command ii. 44 The landsmen dressed in a mixture of rag-fair clothes and purser's slops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rag fair
释义	Rag Fairn. Brit. /ˈraɡ fɛː/, U.S. /ˈræɡ ˌfɛ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.², fair n.² Etymology: < rag n.² + fair n.² 1. Originally: a market for the sale of old clothes, held at Houndsditch in London; the name of the district occupied by this market (now historical). In later use (without capital initials): any such market. Also in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > market > [noun] > for specific type of goods horse-fair1369 pot market1580 pig market1647 horn-fair1669 Rag Fair1704 pot fair1738 beast market1779 Michael fair1813 pantechnicon1830 slave market1835 foal fair1880 1704 T. Baker Act at Oxf. v. ii. 58 Wou'd I had married a rich Tripe Woman before the genteel Mrs. Tutterdemalian, I shall dream o'nothing but Rag Fair. 1786 Times 27 Apr. 3/1 The vicinity of Rag Fair to the new theatre..will be found extremely convenient, by producing a constant supply for the wardrobe. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. iii. 81/2 The tatters and rags of..worn-out Symbols (in this Ragfair of a World). 1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. ix. 66 Such threadbare coats and trousers..never were seen in Rag Fair. 1898 Times 4 Apr. 9/4 He cites a satire of 1601 in which the rag fairs of the district are mentioned. 1912 Evening Post (Frederick, Maryland) 17 Jan. 1/4 A carved ivory crucifix was bought at a rag fair at Reus. 1989 P. O'Brian Thirteen-gun Salute x. 307 They have left us looking not unlike Rag Fair: decks all ahoo. 2001 BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union (Nexis) 19 Mar. The helicopter..fell in the vicinity of a rag fair some 3.5 km away from the airport. †2. Services' slang. A kit inspection. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Rag Fair, an inspection of the linen and necessaries of a company of soldiers, commonly made by their officers on Mondays, or Saturdays. 1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang (1897) Rag-fair.., kit inspection. Compounds General attributive (in sense 1). ΚΠ 1722 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack 17 We bought..a pair of Rag-Fair Stockings. 1788 J. Wolcot Brother Peter in Wks. (1812) I. 535 Bartering like Rag-fair Jews. 1840 L. S. Costello Summer amongst Bocages & Vines II. 246 Quantities of ready-made clothes..all of coarse materials..giving a Rag-fair effect, anything but pleasing. 1872 Appleton's Jrnl. 4 May 498/1 It should prevent tradesmen disfiguring the streets with banners and other unsightly signs, which give to some of our business avenues an unhandsome, rag-fair aspect. 1912 Evening Post (Frederick, Maryland) 17 Jan. 1/4 (headline) Rag fair crucifix was work of Da Vinci. 1977 P. O'Brian Mauritius Command ii. 44 The landsmen dressed in a mixture of rag-fair clothes and purser's slops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1704
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