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raggamuffin

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rag·a·muf·fin or rag·ga·muf·fin   (rāg'ə-mŭf'ĭn)   
n.  A shabbily clothed, dirty child.

[Middle English Ragamuffyn, a personal name : probably raggi, ragged (from ragge, rag; see rag1) + Middle Dutch moffel, muffe, mitten; see muff2.]
rag·ga·muf·fin   (rāg'ə-mŭf'ĭn)   
n.  Variant of ragamuffin.
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