Толковый словарь английского языка - raffle

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