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ragamuffin

The origin and history of ragamuffin.

Etymology

Recorded in Middle English as Ragamuffyn, the name of a demon in Piers Plowman, and associated from early on with rag in the sense of a tattered garment. The second element is of uncertain origin.

Origin: Middle English

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