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A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin.

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  1. n. A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin.
  2. adj. worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
  3. adj. in deplorable condition
  4. n. a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
  5. A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin. L'Estrange. TATTERSALL'S Tat"ter*sall's, n. A famous horse market in London, established in 1766 by Richard Tattersall, also used as the headquarters of credit betting on English horse races; hence, a large horse market elsewhere.
  6. A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin. L'Estrange.
  7. n a dirty shabbily clothed urchin s worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing s in deplorable condition