_rag on every bush_

rag _Cent_ ragabush n 1 A shiftless, disreputable fellow; a ragamuffin [Prov. Eng Scot] _NID_ ragabash, ragabrash n _Brit_. riffraff _EDD_ ragabrash etc 1 ' low rascal' _OED_ ragabash 1 ragamuffin (1609 - ) 2 rabble Bill : do you think the phr is from these items Yes, could be. But there s...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69512
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Summary:rag _Cent_ ragabush n 1 A shiftless, disreputable fellow; a ragamuffin [Prov. Eng Scot] _NID_ ragabash, ragabrash n _Brit_. riffraff _EDD_ ragabrash etc 1 ' low rascal' _OED_ ragabash 1 ragamuffin (1609 - ) 2 rabble Bill : do you think the phr is from these items Yes, could be. But there seems to be a relation with Galland and tying rags on bushes there. Then this is transferred to the girls the man chases . _It is_ _attested_ , but in Nfld it is applied to girls. Not used Not used Queried

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