1. n. & v.
--n. a fund-raising lottery with goods as prizes.
--v.tr. (often foll. by off) dispose of by means of a raffle.
Etymology: ME, a kind of dice-game, f. OF raf(f)le, of unkn. orig. 2. n.1 rubbish; refuse.
2 lumber; debris.
Etymology: ME, perh. f. OF ne rifle, ne rafle nothing at all