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Ragdale

Ragdale proper noun: a village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK662381).

Proper noun

Ragdale (countable and uncountable, plural Ragdales)

  1. A village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK662381).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Ragdale

pluralRagdales
alternative formRagsdale

Origin of Ragdale

From Old English hraca (“throat; gorge, ravine”) + dæl (“valley, dale”).

Questions about Ragdale

What does Ragdale mean?
Ragdale means a village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK662381).
What part of speech is Ragdale?
Ragdale is a proper noun.

Words near Ragdale in the dictionary

  1. ragbag
  2. ragbags
  3. ragbolt
  4. ragbolts
  5. ragbond
  6. Ragdale
  7. Ragdales
  8. ragdoll
  9. ragdoll physics
  10. ragdolled
  11. ragdolling

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