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raffle
(encz) | raffle,tombola n: Zdeněk Brož |
Raffle
(gcide) | Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"f'l), n. [F. rafle; faire rafle to
sweep stakes, fr. rafler 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.
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2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all
the stakes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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Raffle
(gcide) | Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"f'l), n. [See Raff, n. & v., and
Raffle.]
Refuse; rubbish; raff.
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Raffle
(gcide) | Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled (r[a^]f"f'ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. Raffling (r[a^]f"fl[i^]ng).]
To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
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Raffle
(gcide) | Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. t.
To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off;
as, to raffle off a horse.
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raffle
(wn) | raffle
n 1: a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
v 1: dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the
Bahamas" [syn: raffle, raffle off] |
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raffle off
(encz) | raffle off,dát do tomboly [id.] Michal Ambrožraffle off,zbavit se něčeho v tombole [id.] Michal Ambrož |
raffled
(encz) | raffled,daný do tomboly adj: Michal Ambrož |
Gymnura Rafflesii
(gcide) | Bulau \Bu"lau\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
An East Indian insectivorous mammal (Gymnura Rafflesii),
somewhat like a rat in appearance, but allied to the
hedgehog.
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Raffle
(gcide) | Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"f'l), n. [F. rafle; faire rafle to
sweep stakes, fr. rafler 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.
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2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all
the stakes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
[1913 Webster]Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"f'l), n. [See Raff, n. & v., and
Raffle.]
Refuse; rubbish; raff.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled (r[a^]f"f'ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. Raffling (r[a^]f"fl[i^]ng).]
To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
[1913 Webster]Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. t.
To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off;
as, to raffle off a horse.
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Raffled
(gcide) | Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled (r[a^]f"f'ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. Raffling (r[a^]f"fl[i^]ng).]
To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
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Raffler
(gcide) | Raffler \Raf"fler\ (r[a^]f"fl[~e]r), n.
One who raffles.
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Rafflesia
(gcide) | Rafflesia \Raf*fle"si*a\ (r[a^]f*fl[=e]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.
Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffles.] (Bot.)
A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically
upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The
flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one
species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or
three feet.
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Rafflesia Arnoldi
(gcide) | Rafflesia \Raf*fle"si*a\ (r[a^]f*fl[=e]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.
Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffles.] (Bot.)
A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically
upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The
flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one
species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or
three feet.
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Scraffle
(gcide) | Scraffle \Scraf"fle\ (skr[a^]f"f'l), v. i. [See Scramble: cf.
OD. schraeffelen to scrape.]
To scramble or struggle; to wrangle; also, to be industrious.
[Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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family rafflesiaceae
(wn) | family Rafflesiaceae
n 1: a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales
[syn: Rafflesiaceae, family Rafflesiaceae] |
raffle off
(wn) | raffle off
v 1: dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the
Bahamas" [syn: raffle, raffle off] |
raffles
(wn) | Raffles
n 1: British colonial administrator who founded Singapore
(1781-1826) [syn: Raffles, Sir Thomas Raffles, {Sir
Thomas Stamford Raffles}] |
rafflesiaceae
(wn) | Rafflesiaceae
n 1: a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales
[syn: Rafflesiaceae, family Rafflesiaceae] |
sir thomas raffles
(wn) | Sir Thomas Raffles
n 1: British colonial administrator who founded Singapore
(1781-1826) [syn: Raffles, Sir Thomas Raffles, {Sir
Thomas Stamford Raffles}] |
sir thomas stamford raffles
(wn) | Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
n 1: British colonial administrator who founded Singapore
(1781-1826) [syn: Raffles, Sir Thomas Raffles, {Sir
Thomas Stamford Raffles}] |
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