raff
raff is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse. "A raff of errors." Barrow.
- 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.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse. "A raff of errors." Barrow called?
- What is the sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff called?
- What is a low fellow; a churl. Raff merchant, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse. [Prov. Eng.] called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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