Raffle

(răf'fl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. RAFFLED; p. pr. & vb. n. RAFFLING.] [Fr. rafler, to carry or sweep away, rafler tout, to sweep stakes, It. arraffare, to snatch, for arraffare; Dan. rafle, Sw. räfla, Icel. hrafla, to sweep away with the hand, Ger. raffen, to snatch up, to rake, D. rijffelen, to play at dice. See RAFF.] To engage in a raffle; to have a share in the purchase of something of which chance is to determine which of the shareholders shall be sole possessor; as, to raffle for a watch.