Raff

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Raff \Raff\ (r[.a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raffed} (r[.a]ft); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Raffing}.] [OF. raffer, of German origin; cf.
     G. raffen; akin to E. rap to snatch. See {Rap}, and cf.
     {Riffraff}, {Rip} to tear.]
     To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a
     promiscuous sweep. [Obs.]


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           Causes and effects which I thus raff up together.
                                                    --Carew.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Raff \Raff\, n.
     1. A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber;
        refuse. "A raff of errors." --Barrow.
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     2. The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly
        used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff.
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     3. A low fellow; a churl.
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     {Raff merchant}, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse. [Prov.
        Eng.]
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "raff":
     cattle, chaff, clamjamfry, debris, dregs, dregs of society, dust,
     junk, litter, lumber, masses, mob, offscourings, offscum,
     other half, proletariat, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rubbish,
     rubble, scrap, scum, shoddy, sordes, swinish multitude, trash,
     truck, vermin