ragamuffin

"The 'ragamuffin' always speaks of his enemies with courtesy, and the filibusters love their leader," was her pointed rejoinder.

The giant looked contemptuously at the tailor, and said: 'You ragamuffin!

It is true that his father did give him a good lesson when he called the little son of the charcoal-man a ragamuffin.

The ragamuffin sat perched upon the broad shoulder and peered down at the lady with eyes of cerulean blue.

"You'll not be thinking of heeding that ragamuffin boy," he ventured.