[raf-uh
l] 
noun, verb, -fled, -fling.| 1. | a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize. |
| 2. | to dispose of by a raffle (often fol. by off): to raffle off a watch. |
| 3. | to take part in a raffle. |
| raf·fle 1 (rāf'əl) n. A lottery in which a number of persons buy chances to win a prize. v. raf·fled, raf·fling, raf·fles v. tr. To dispose of in a raffle. Often used with off. v. intr. To conduct or take part in a raffle. [Middle English rafle, a game using dice, from Old French, act of seizing, dice game, perhaps of Germanic origin.] raf'fler n. |
| raf·fle 2 (rāf'əl) n. Rubbish; debris. [Probably from French rafle, act of seizing, from Old French; see raffle1.] |
