[Ads-l] Antedating of "Raggedy" (Irregular Music)

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raggedy (OED, 3., 1949)

1913 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1 July 7/1 (Newspapers.com)

Music is the keynote of the entire performance, and it ranges down the scale from grand opera to raggedy ragtime.

Fred Shapiro

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