RAFFLED

Verb

raffled

simple past tense and past participle of raffle

Adjective

raffled (not comparable)

Having the edge finely notched.

Source: Wiktionary


RAFFLE

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



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