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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RAGGIE, v. A child's football term, ? = to weave or dodge round other players, dribbling the ball.Fif. 1959 I. and P. Opie Lore & Language of Schoolchildren 351:
When Penman gets the ball And raggies thro' them a'.