I. ˈrag noun
Etymology: Middle English ragge, from Old English * ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg 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
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English ragge
Date: 14th century
1. : any of various hard rocks
2. : a large roofing slate that is rough on one side
III. transitive verb
( ragged ˈragd ; rag·ging )
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1739
1. : to rail at : scold
2. : torment , tease
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- rag on
IV. noun
Date: 1864
chiefly British : an outburst of boisterous fun ; also : prank
V. noun
Etymology: short for ragtime
Date: 1897
: a composition in ragtime