About The Word Raffle
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Raffle
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What's The Definition Of Raffle?
[n] a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
[v] dispose of in a raffle Synonyms | Synonyms for Raffle: raffle off Related Terms | Find terms related to Raffle: See Also | drawing | gift | give | lottery | present Raffle In Webster's Dictionary \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. |
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