Raf"fle (?), n. [See Raff,
n. & v., and Raffle.]
Refuse; rubbish; raff.
Raf"fle (răf"f'l), n. [F.
rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, fr. rafler 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 (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.
Raffling (-fl&ibreve;ng).] 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.
Raf"fle (?), n. [See Raff,
n. & v., and Raffle.]
Refuse; rubbish; raff.
