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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Raffle

/(răf"f'l)/ · Raf·fle · IPA /ˈɹæfl̩/
01 n. 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 c…
  1. 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. 2.
    A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes.[Obs.]
02 n. Refuse; rubbish; raff.
  1. 1.
    Refuse; rubbish; raff.
03 v. i. To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
imp. & p. p. Raffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Raffling
  1. 1.
    To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
04 v. t. To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.
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    To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.