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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - raffle

 
 

Raffle

raffle
1. n. & v. --n. a fund-raising lottery with goods as prizes. --v.tr. (often foll. by off) dispose of by means of a raffle. Etymology: ME, a kind of dice-game, f. OF raf(f)le, of unkn. orig. 2. n. 1 rubbish; refuse. 2 lumber; debris. Etymology: ME, perh. f. OF ne rifle, ne rafle nothing at all
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  I. verb (~d; raffling) Date: circa 1680 intransitive verb to engage in a ~, transitive verb to dispose of by means of a ~ , II. noun Etymology: Middle English rafle, a dice game, from Middle French, dice game in which all the stakes can be won in a throw, literally, rake for a fire, from Middle High German raffel rake for a fire, from raffen to snatch, gather Date: 1766 a lottery in which the prize is won by one of numerous persons buying chances, III. noun Etymology: probably from French rafle act of snatching, sweeping, from Middle French, rake for a fire Date: 1881 rubbish ...
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