ragbag

or rag-bag

[ rag-bag ]

/ ˈrægˌbæg /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ragbag ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a bag in which small pieces of cloth are kept for use in mending.

a mixture or conglomeration: a ragbag of facts, half-truths, and blatant lies.

Origin of ragbag

First recorded in 1810–20; rag¹ + bag

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Example sentences from the Web for ragbag

A thin old man, with a rag-bag in his hand, was picking up a number of small pieces of whalebone which lay on the street.
The Jest Book|Mark Lemon
Their glory was gone indeed, and, though they had once been satin, they were fit only for the rag-bag or the dust-hole.
Great Porter Square, v. 1|Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
I get half my rarities from her rag-bag, and she doesn't know her own rags when fixed over.
Louisa May Alcott|Louisa May Alcott
A thin old man, with a rag-bag in his hand, was picking up a number of small pieces of whalebone, which lay on the street.
Heads and Tales|Various

There was the cosy corner with the rag-bag, and the moth-eaten fur coat—but the cosy corner was empty.
The Story of the Amulet|E. Nesbit

British Dictionary definitions for ragbag

ragbag

/ (ˈræɡˌbæɡ) /

noun

a bag for storing odd rags

a confused assortment; jumblea ragbag of ideas

informal a scruffy or slovenly person

Word Origin for ragbag

C19

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ragbag
释义	ragbag or rag-bag [ rag-bag ] / ˈrægˌbæg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ragbag ON THESAURUS.COM noun a bag in which small pieces of cloth are kept for use in mending. a mixture or conglomeration: a ragbag of facts, half-truths, and blatant lies. Origin of ragbag First recorded in 1810–20; rag¹ + bag Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ragbag A thin old man, with a rag-bag in his hand, was picking up a number of small pieces of whalebone which lay on the street. The Jest Book\|Mark Lemon Their glory was gone indeed, and, though they had once been satin, they were fit only for the rag-bag or the dust-hole. Great Porter Square, v. 1\|Benjamin Leopold Farjeon I get half my rarities from her rag-bag, and she doesn't know her own rags when fixed over. Louisa May Alcott\|Louisa May Alcott A thin old man, with a rag-bag in his hand, was picking up a number of small pieces of whalebone, which lay on the street. Heads and Tales\|Various There was the cosy corner with the rag-bag, and the moth-eaten fur coat—but the cosy corner was empty. The Story of the Amulet\|E. Nesbit British Dictionary definitions for ragbag ragbag / (ˈræɡˌbæɡ) / noun a bag for storing odd rags a confused assortment; jumblea ragbag of ideas informal a scruffy or slovenly person Word Origin for ragbag C19 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ragbag fair, circus, revelry, gala, carousal, jamboree, festival, rout, fete, exposition, frolic, heyday, bacchanal, merrymaking, masquerade, fiesta, saturnalia, spree, conviviality, orgy
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ragbag

or rag-bag

noun

Origin of ragbag

Example sentences from the Web for ragbag

British Dictionary definitions for ragbag

noun

Word Origin for ragbag

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