RAGAMUFFIN


Meaning of RAGAMUFFIN in English

/rag"euh muf'in/ , n.

1. a ragged, disreputable person; tatterdemalion.

2. a child in ragged, ill-fitting, dirty clothes.

[ 1350-1400; ME Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman ]

Syn. 2. waif, urchin, guttersnipe, street arab.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .