Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who collects and sells rags.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ragman-roll , 1. - noun Same as
ragman-roll , 2. - noun A ragged person.
- noun A man who collects or deals in rags.
- noun A craven.
- noun The devil.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A man who collects, or deals in, rags.
- noun obsolete A document having many names or numerous seals, as a papal bull.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
dealer inrags - noun obsolete A
document having manynames orseals , such as apapal bull .
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Examples
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May 29, 2009 at 9: 39 pm at least keith is trying something over due that is new for the comic industry though would rather dc resurect the shadow pack or at least finaly give the much under use ragman another chance or better let Keith do ambush bug again preston
Your Mileage May Vary | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
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Mrs. Rodgers from the village had agreed to stop in daily, and the ragman passed by twice a week, but still, shed be alone an awful lot.
Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008
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Mrs. Rodgers from the village had agreed to stop in daily, and the ragman passed by twice a week, but still, shed be alone an awful lot.
The House at Riverton Kate Morton 2008
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"Don't be so down in the mouth," chimed in Echion, the ragman;
Satyricon 2007
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There the salt hay, sawdust, and straw effaced the airborne tang of leather and glue from the nearby shoe factory and muted the call of the ragman. next »
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She would keep the boots and reckoned that if she dried the other clothes, the ragman might give her enough for them to save her from having to scavenge here for most of the winter.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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She would keep the boots and reckoned that if she dried the other clothes, the ragman might give her enough for them to save her from having to scavenge here for most of the winter.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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She would keep the boots and reckoned that if she dried the other clothes, the ragman might give her enough for them to save her from having to scavenge here for most of the winter.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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She would keep the boots and reckoned that if she dried the other clothes, the ragman might give her enough for them to save her from having to scavenge here for most of the winter.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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She would keep the boots and reckoned that if she dried the other clothes, the ragman might give her enough for them to save her from having to scavenge here for most of the winter.
The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson 2004
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