a stonie and raggie hill 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
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raggie en · NOUN · etymology 2
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From rag + -ie.
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(derogatory, informal, nonstandard) One who dresses poorly, or in rags; an impoverished individual
“I can spot a raggie a mile away. And they don't get jobs here and they never will. Shiftless bunch, only care about themselves, steal anything in sight.” 2014, George B. Light, A Present From Dad:
Emerging from a pop-up trailer owned by Eddie and Terry in the equipment-crowded back yard was Terry's cousin Bennett Morey, thirty-five, a raggie, and his “old lady”, Donna Call, pregnant by him. 2007, Arthur Herzog, A Murder in Our Town:
(UK, dated, slang) A close friend; chum.
He is concerned for his pal, his raggie, […] 1918, Edward Noble, The Naval Side, page 54:
Able-seaman Jenvey, his "raggie" Lofty Smith and Venus the honey-bear were ensconced in their usual billet under the fo'c'sle awning of His Majesty's cruiser Empire enjoying the peace of a make-and-mend afternoon. 1943, Gilbert Hackforth-Jones, Torpedo!: Stories of the Royal Navy, page 100:
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raggie en · NOUN · etymology 3
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From ragged + -ie.
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(slang) A ragged-tooth shark or sand shark (family Odontaspididae).