"rag-shop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rag-shops [plural]
Etymology: (bank): From the slang term rag (“a banknote”). Etymology templates: {{sense|bank}} (bank):, {{m|en|rag||a banknote}} rag (“a banknote”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rag-shop (plural rag-shops)
  1. (obsolete, slang) A bank (financial institution). Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-rag-shop-en-noun-ljBl24rR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rag, shop.
    Sense id: en-rag-shop-en-noun-517fcVxW

Inflected forms

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