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rag-bagger

rag-bagger is the alternative spelling of rag bagger.

Meaning of rag bagger

Noun

rag bagger (plural rag baggers)

  1. (idiomatic, disrespectful) A sailor who tends to sail on messy cruising vessels.
    • The rag bagger offloaded his vessel in the rain.
  2. (idiomatic, disrespectful) A sailboat, usually a cruising sailboat tending to carry and store lots of supplies along the deck, or any sailboat that looks neglected or messy.
    • The rag bagger has a deck lined with gas cans and bicycles.

Forms of rag-bagger

pluralrag-baggers

Questions about rag-bagger

What is rag-bagger the alternative spelling of?
Rag-bagger is the alternative spelling of rag bagger.

Words near rag-bagger in the dictionary

  1. rag, tag and bobtail
  2. rag-and-bone man
  3. rag-and-bone men
  4. rag-and-bone shop
  5. rag-and-bone shops
  6. rag-bagger
  7. rag-baggers
  8. rag-box
  9. rag-chewing
  10. rag-doll
  11. rag-dolled

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