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Definitions for: Raffle [n] a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
[v] dispose of in a raffle
Webster (1913) Definition: Raf"fle, n. [See Raff, n. & v., and Raffle.]
Refuse; rubbish; raff.
Raf"fle, n. [F. rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, fr.
rafter to carry or sweep away, rafler tout to sweep stakes;
of German origin; cf. G. raffeln to snatch up, to rake. See
Raff, v.]
1. A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in
shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then
determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them
shall become the sole possessor.
2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all
the stakes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
Raf"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raffling.]
To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
Raf"fle, v. t.
To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off;
as, to raffle off a horse.
Synonyms: raffle off
See Also: drawing, gift, give, lottery, present
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