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Ragman

Noun:

1. A person who collects or deals in rags or small scraps of cloth.

Example sentence: The ragman came to collect old clothes from the neighborhood.

2. (historical) A medieval public official who assessed and collected clothing taxes.

Example sentence: The ragman assessed the taxes on the garments brought to the market.

Adjective:

1. Of or relating to rags.

Example sentence: The homeless man wore ragman clothes.

Verb:

1. (obsolete) To collect or gather rags or scraps.

Example sentence: She ragmanned all the old pieces of cloth in the attic.

2. (archaic) To assemble a diverse assortment of things.

Example sentence: The artist ragmanned various materials to create a collage.

Sense:

1. (local) In Scotland, a ragman is a traditional paper scroll giving the names of medicinal plants.

Example sentence: The herbalist referred to the ragman to identify the different plants.