raf|fle

raf|fle
raf|fle1 «RAF uhl», noun, verb, -fled, -fling.
–n.
a sale in which people each pay a small sum for a chance to win a prize: »

She wore a cloth coat, preferring it to a mink stole she won in a raffle a year ago (Newsweek).

–v.t.
to sell (an article) by a raffle.
–v.i.
to hold a raffle.
╂[Middle English rafle a dice game < Old French rafle plundering, stripping, ultimately < Germanic (compare Dutch rafelen ravel, pluck)]
–raf´fler, noun.
raf|fle2 «RAF uhl», noun.
1. = rubbish. (Cf. ↑rubbish)
2. a tangle, especially of ropes, rags, and canvas.
╂[< raff trash + -le, a diminutive suffix]

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