raffled
simple past tense and past participle of raffle
raffled (not comparable)
Having the edge finely notched.
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
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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