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rag¹

1. 

a. a small piece of cloth, such as one torn from a discarded garment, or such pieces of cloth collectively

b. (as modifier): a rag doll

2. Brit slang, esp naval a flag or ensign

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rag²

in British universities

a. a period, usually a week, in which various events are organized to raise money for charity, including a procession of decorated floats and tableaux

b. (as modifier): rag day

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rag Jazz

a piece of ragtime music

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rag [rag]

(petrology)

Any of various hard, coarse, rubbly, or shell rocks that weather with a rough, irregular surface, such as a flaggy sandstone or limestone used as a building stone. Also known as ragstone.

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rag

A large roofing slate that has one edge untrimmed.