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   raffle

   /ˈrafl/

   noun

   • 1. a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or some of which are subsequently drawn at random, the holder or holders of such tickets winning a prize: "a raffle ticket"

   verb

   • 1. offer as a prize in a raffle: "a toy polar bear was due to be raffled for the appeal"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a kind of dice game): from Old French, of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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