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Webster 1913 Edition

Raffle

Raf′fle

(răf′f’l)
,
Noun.
[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
,
Verb.
]
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

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Raffled
(răf′f’ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Raffling
(răf′flĭng)
.]
To engage in a raffle;
as, to
raffle
for a watch
.

Raf′fle

,
Verb.
T.
To dispose of by means of a raffle; – often followed by off;
as, to
raffle
off a horse
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Raffle

RAF'FLE

,
Verb.
I.
[Heb. to strive. See Raff.]
To cast dice for a prize, for which each person concerned in the game lays down a stake, or hazards a part of the value; as, to raffle for a watch.

RAF'FLE

,
Noun.
A game of chance, or lottery in which several persons deposit a part of the value of the thing, in consideration of the chance of gaining it. The successful thrower of the dice takes or sweeps the whole.

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