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[ˈrafl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or some of which are subsequently drawn at random, the holder or holders of such tickets winning a prize
(e.g: a raffle ticket)
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting a kind of dice game): from Old French, of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 18th century
[ˈrafl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- offer as a prize in a raffle
(e.g: a toy polar bear was due to be raffled for the appeal)
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting a kind of dice game): from Old French, of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 18th century
[ˈrafl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- rubbish; refuse
(e.g: the raffle of the yard below)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘rabble, riff-raff’): perhaps from Old French ne rifle ne rafle ‘nothing at all’
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