raffler
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raf·fle 1
(răf′əl)n.
A lottery in which a number of persons buy chances to win a prize.
v. raf·fled, raf·fling, raf·fles
v.tr.
To dispose of in a raffle. Often used with off.
v.intr.
To conduct or take part in a raffle.
[Middle English rafle, a game using dice, from Old French, act of seizing, dice game, perhaps of Germanic origin.]
raf′fler n.
raf·fle 2
(răf′əl)n.
Rubbish; debris.
[Probably from French rafle, act of seizing, from Old French; see raffle1.]
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