RAG. A farthing.
TO RAG. To abuse, and tear to rags the characters of the persons abused. She gave him a good ragging, or ragged him off heartily.
RAG CARRIER. An ensign.
RAG FAIR. An inspection of the linen and necessaries of a
company of soldiers, commonly made by their officers on
Mondays or Saturdays.
RAG WATER. Gin, or any other common dram: these
liquors seldom failing to reduce those that drink them to
rags.
RAGAMUFFIN. A ragged fellow, one all in tatters, a tatterdemallion.
RAILS. See HEAD RAILS. A dish of rails; a lecture, jobation,
or scolding from a married woman to her husband.
RAINBOW. Knight of the rainbow; a footman: from being commonly clothed in garments of different colours. A meeting of gentlemen, styled of the most ancient order of the rainbow, was advertised to be held at the Foppington's Head, Moorfields.
RAINY DAY. To lay up something for a rainy day; to
provide against a time of necessity or distress.
RAKE, RAKEHELL, or RAKESHAME. A lewd, debauched
fellow.