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ragged robbin

ragged robbin is the alternative form of ragged robin.

Meaning of ragged robin

Noun

ragged robin (plural ragged robins)

  1. (UK) A type of wild campion (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi), in the family Caryophyllaceae, which grows across Europe and has pink flowers.
    • Paul came back and threaded daisies in her jet black hair, big spangles of white and yellow, and just a pink touch of ragged robbin.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 6”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

Forms of ragged robbin

pluralragged robbins

Questions about ragged robbin

What is ragged robbin the alternative form of?
Ragged robbin is the alternative form of ragged robin.

Words near ragged robbin in the dictionary

  1. ragged off
  2. ragged on
  3. ragged out
  4. ragged red fibers
  5. ragged right
  6. ragged robbin
  7. ragged robbins
  8. ragged robin
  9. ragged robins
  10. ragged sailor
  11. ragged sailors

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