Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ragamuffin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ragamuffin \Rag`a*muf"fin\, n. [Cf. Ragamofin, the name of a
demon in some of the old mysteries.]
1. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean which. --Dryden.
2. A person who wears ragged clothing. [Colloq.]
3. (Zo["o]l.) The long-tailed titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ragamuffin
n : a dirty shabbily clothed urchin [syn: {tatterdemalion}]
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