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41vermin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pests, insects, rats, mice; scum, riffraff. See animal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insects, bugs, pests, lice, rodents, cooties*. Vermin include: fly, flea, louse, weevil, chigger, earwig, mealybug, mite …
42Uncleanness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Uncleanness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 uncleanness uncleanness &c.???adj. Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity Sgm: N 1 immundity immundity immundicity Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity &c.???of mind ???>961 …
43raffish — (adj.) disreputable, vulgar, 1801 (first attested in Jane Austen), from raff people, usually of a lower sort (1670s), probably from rif and raf (mid 14c.) everyone, via French or Middle Dutch, ultimately also probably related to Swedish rafs… …
44raft — {{11}}raft (n.1) floating platform, late 15c., originally rafter (early 15c.), from O.N. raptr log (O.N. pt pronounced as ft ), related to M.L.G. rafter, rachter rafter (see RAFTER (Cf. rafter)). {{12}}raft (n.2 …
45trash — n 1. rubbish, riffraff, Brit. Dial. raff, litter, sweepings, chaff; refuse, Dial. culch, garbage, waste, offal; debris, detritus, rubble, wreckage; remains, leavings, leftovers, scraps, orts, hogwash, swill; remainder, residue, residuum; scoria,… …
46raff — [[t]ræf[/t]] n. riffraff; rabble • Etymology: 1665–75; extracted from riffraff …
47raff — /ræf/ (say raf) noun Obsolete the riffraff; the rabble. {apparently abstracted from riffraff} …
48ragtag — /ˈrægtæg/ (say ragtag) noun 1. the worst elements; riffraff. –phrase 2. ragtag and bobtail, riffraff or rabble. {rag1 + tag1 (def. 20) …
49raff — [raf] n. [ME raf: see RIFFRAFF] 1. RIFFRAFF 2. [Brit. Dial.] rubbish; trash …
50ragtag and bobtail — noun disparaging terms for the common people • Syn: ↑rabble, ↑riffraff, ↑ragtag • Hypernyms: ↑folk, ↑folks, ↑common people • Hyponyms: ↑trash …
