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[syn: raffle, raffle off]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"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.
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2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all
the stakes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"f'l), n. [See Raff, n. & v., and
Raffle.]
Refuse; rubbish; raff.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled (r[a^]f"f'ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. Raffling (r[a^]f"fl[i^]ng).]
To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Raffle \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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
raffle
n 1: a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
v 1: dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the
Bahamas" [syn: raffle, raffle off]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "raffle":
bingo, call, cast lots, class lottery, cut lots, cut the cards,
draft lottery, draw, draw lots, draw straws, drawing, gamble, game,
grab bag, interest lottery, keno, lot, lottery, lotto, match coins,
number lottery, numbers pool, play, play at dice, play the ponies,
raffle off, shoot craps, speculate, sport, sweep, sweepstake,
sweepstakes, tombola, tontine, toss