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v. Present participle of rag.

n. A method of fishing for the striped-bass, etc., in which a red rag is used as a fly.

n. In mining, the first and roughest separation of the ore (mixed with more or less veinstone), by which the entirely worthless portion is selected and rejected.

n. In mech., the rough-dressing of a grindstone; the operation of taking imperfections out of the working-face of a grindstone.

n. A scolding; a tongue-lashing.

"We need the law to enshrine the word ragging as a crime so that freshers and parents feel empowered to go to police stations and police officers to not think that it's a trivial matter, which can be resolved through a 'compromise'."

ragged    ragging    rags   

paper    newspaper    play    spiel    practical joke    hebdomad    week    dance music    fragmentise    fragmentize   

kentish rag    rag baby    soft rags    rag carpet    rag paper    rowley rag    litmus on rags    hard rags    rag fallow    hag   

ragging    ragged   

ragged    ragging    on the rag    rag on    rag the puck   

rate    tease    torment    banter    shred    tatter    fragment    ragamuffin    clout    raggery   

Ag    Bragg    ag    bag    bagge    brag    dag    drag    fag    flag   

gray    dirty    rough    cloth    tattered    purple    narrow