Raffle
Raffle (raf"f'l) , noun
[French rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, from rafler to carry or sweep away, rafler tout to sweep stakes; of German origin; compare German raffeln to snatch up, to rake. See Raff, v.]
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. [Obsolete] — Cotgrave
Raffle (raf"f'l) , noun
[See Raff, n. & v., and Raffle.]
Refuse; rubbish; raff.
Raffle (raf"f'ld) , intransitive verb
To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
Raffle , transitive verb
To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.