Ragman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ragman is a noun meaning A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.
Meaning
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.
More Meanings
- (historical) A statute issued by Edward I in 1276.
- (obsolete) A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull.
- (historical, uncountable) A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing.
Example Sentences
For travellers have to carry bags, / And swagmen have to hump their swags / Like bottle-ohs or ragmen.
He bonched hem with his breuet · & blered here eyes / And rauȝte with his ragman · rynges and broches […]
Oh, the ragman draws circles / Up and down the block / I'd ask him what the matter was / But I know that he don't talk
Word Forms
- ragmen
- ragmans
Related Words
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