Shag-rag

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The unkempt and/or ragged members of the community. archaic, slang

    "She finds he makes the shag-rag hero-race, / The noble slaves, wise women, move as much / Pity and terror as true tragic types: […]"

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"She finds he makes the shag-rag hero-race, / The noble slaves, wise women, move as much / Pity and terror as true tragic types: […]"

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