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Webster 1913 Edition
Raff
Raff
(rȧf)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Raffed
(rȧft)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raffing
.] [OF.
raffer
, of German origin; cf. G. raffen
; akin to E. rap
to snatch. See Rap
, and cf. Riffraff
, Rip
to tear.] To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.
[Obs.]
Causes and effects which I thus
raff
up together. Carew.
Raff
,Noun.
1.
A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.
“A raff of errors.” Barrow.
2.
The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; – chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff.
3.
A low fellow; a churl.
Raff merchant
, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse.
[Prov. Eng.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Raff
R'AFF
,Verb.
T.
To sweep; to snatch, draw or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep. Obs.
Their causes and effects I thus raff up together.
R'AFF
,Noun.
1.
The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob. This is used chiefly in the compound or duplicate, riff-raff.2.
A promiscuous heap or collection; a jumble.Definition 2024
raff
raff
English
Noun
raff (countable and uncountable, plural raffs)
- A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.
- Barrow
- A raff of errors.
- Barrow
- The common rabble or mob; riffraff.
- A low fellow; a churl.
Derived terms
- raff merchant
Verb
raff (third-person singular simple present raffs, present participle raffing, simple past and past participle raffed)
- To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.
- Carew
- Causes and effects which I thus raff up together.
- Carew