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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: rafle 'game played with dice'

raffle

1 noun
     
Related topics: Gambling, Leisure
raf‧fle1 S3 [countable]
DGGDL a competition or game in which people buy numbered tickets and can win prizes:
a woman selling raffle tickets
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