n.
Pronunciation: ' rag
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ragge, from Old English *ragg, from Old Norse r ỏ gg tuft, shagginess
Date: 14th century
1 a : a waste piece of cloth b plural : clothes usually in poor or ragged condition c : CLOTHING <the rag trade>
2 : something resembling a rag
3 : NEWSPAPER especially : a sleazy newspaper