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raf·fle 1

 (răf′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

 (răf′əl)
n.
Rubbish; debris.

[Probably from French rafle, act of seizing, from Old French; see raffle1.]
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