RAFF

Proper noun

Raff (plural Raffs)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Raff is the 18106th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1538 individuals. Raff is most common among White (91.29%) individuals.

Anagrams

• FFAR

Etymology 1

Noun

raff (countable and uncountable, plural raffs)

A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.

The common rabble or mob; riffraff.

A low fellow; a churl.

Verb

raff (third-person singular simple present raffs, present participle raffing, simple past and past participle raffed)

To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.

Etymology 2

Noun

raff (plural raffs)

(nautical) A three-cornered sail set on a schooner when before the wind.

Anagrams

• FFAR

Source: Wiktionary


Raff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Raffing.] Etym: [OF. raffer, of German origin; cf. G. raffen; akin to E. rap to snatch. See Rap, and cf. Riffraff, Rip to tear.]

Definition: To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep. [Obs.] Causes and effects which I thus raff up together. Carew.

Raff, n.

1. A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse. "A raff of errors." Barrow.

2. The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff.

3. A low fellow; a churl. Raff merchant, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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