raffle
raf·fle (raf′əl)
noun
Etymology: ME rafle < MFr, dice game, lit., a raking in < OHG raffel, a rake, scraper, akin to OE hreppan, to touch, grasp < IE base *(s)ker-, to cut > harvest
intransitive verb
Related Forms:
- raffler raf′·fler noun
raf·fle (raf′əl)
noun
Etymology: prob. < Fr, a sweeping together, raking in: see raffle
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