| Raffle (raffle) |
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| n. | (r f"f'l) |
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| Raf"fle |
| [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.] |
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.
A game of dice in which he who threw three
alike won all the stakes.
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| Raffle (raffle) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Raf"fle |
|
To engage in a raffle; as, to
raffle for a watch.
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| Raffle (raffle) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Raf"fle |
|
To dispose of by
means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to
raffle off a horse.
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| Raffle (raffle) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Raf"fle |
| [See Raff,
*** v., and Raffle.] |
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