raffle
(noun) a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
raffle, raffle off
(verb) dispose of in a lottery; “We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
raffle (plural raffles)
A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
(obsolete) A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.
raffle (third-person singular simple present raffles, present participle raffling, simple past and past participle raffled)
(transitive) To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.
(intransitive) To participate in a raffle.
raffle (uncountable)
refuse; rubbish
• farfel, laffer
Source: Wiktionary
Raf"fle, n. Etym: [F. rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, fr. rafter 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.
2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Raf"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Raffling.]
Definition: To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
Raf"fle, v. t.
Definition: To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
