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Pronunciation : Raf"fle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, fr. rafter to carry or sweep away, rafler tout to sweep stakes; of German origin; cf. G. raffeln to snatch up, to rake. See Raff, v.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Raf"fle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.

i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Raffling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Raf"fle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913