Raffle

6 definitions found

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

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all
        the stakes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"f'l), n. [See {Raff}, n. & v., and
     {Raffle}.]
     Refuse; rubbish; raff.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. t.
     To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off;
     as, to raffle off a horse.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  raffle
       n : a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
       v : dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the
           Bahamas" [syn: {raffle off}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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