[raffle] vb raf.fled ; raf.fling vi (ca. 1680): to engage in a raffle ~ vt: to dispose of by means of a raffle "~ off a turkey"
[2]raffle n [ME rafle, a dice game, fr. MF, dice game in which all the stakes can be won in a throw, lit., rake for a fire, fr. MHG raffel rake for a fire, fr. raffen to snatch, gather] (1766): a lottery in which the prize is won by one of numerous persons buying chances [3]raffle n [prob. fr. F rafle act of snatching, sweeping, fr. MF, rake for a fire] (1881): rubbish; esp: a jumble or tangle of nautical equipment