What does "raff" mean?
Raff: A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse. "A raff of errors." Barrow.
Additional senses
- 2.The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff.
- 3.A low fellow; a churl. Raff merchant, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse. [Prov. Eng.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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