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raggle(1)(dictionary)
raggle(2)(dictionary)

rit (iou) and raggle-taggle (iou)


rit (iou)



rit verb & noun. Long obsolete exc. Scot. & north. ME.
[Corresp. to Old High German rizzan, Middle & mod. High German ritzen.]
A. verb trans. Infl. -tt-. Rip or cut with a sharp instrument; tear; scratch; make an incision in. ME.
b. noun.
A scratch; a slight incision. E18.
A rut made by a cartwheel. E19.

raggle-taggle (iou)



raggle-taggle adjective & noun. Also wraggle-taggle. E20.
[Fanciful extension of RAGTAG.]
A. adjective. (Of a person or (esp.) group of persons) ragged, disreputable; straggling, rambling; characteristic of such a group. E20.
b. noun. A wanderer; a disreputable or straggling group of people. M20.