raffle

Definitions

1. 1.A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
2. 2.To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
3. 3.To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is raffle.

• What is a game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes. [Obs.] Cotgrave called?
• What is to engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch called?
• What is to dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse called?