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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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