ragpick

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/ˈɹæɡpɪk/

verb

To scavenge through refuse.

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Meanings

verbragpick (third-person singular simple present ragpicks, present participle ragpicking, simple past and past participle ragpicked)

present singular third person ragpicks · participle present ragpicking · participle past ragpicked · past ragpicked

  1. intransitiveTo scavenge through refuse.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
scavenge

Origin

Back-formation from ragpicking.

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APA

ragpick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ragpick

MLA

“ragpick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ragpick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ragpick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ragpick.

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