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RAFFLES
Raffles, Sir Thomas Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
(noun) British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Raffles
A surname.
(colloquial) The Raffles Hotel, Singapore.
Anagrams
• laffers
Noun
raffles
plural of raffle
Verb
raffles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of raffle
Anagrams
• laffers
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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