Sentence:  There was a <WSD>ragged</WSD> noise of bleating from the flock penned in a corner of the yard. Two red-armed men seized a sheep, hauled it to a large bath that stood in the middle of the yard, and there held it, more or less in the bath, whilst a third man baled a dirty yellow liquid over its body. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise