Definition of "ragamuffins" [ragamuffins]

• Plural form of ragamuffin. (noun)

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• ""Shall I call the ragamuffins by their nicknames, or will you have them handled like christians.""
• "They saw on the one side a numerous, well-appointed, and full-clad army, dazzling their eyes with their elegance of uniforms; on the other a few poor fellows who, from their shabby clothing, were called ragamuffins, fleeing for their safety."
• "Present, if you wish, nobles, Jews, or any other kind of ragamuffins, but to make a laughing-stock and a comedy of honest tillers of the soil is a downright shame!"