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Gymnura Rafflesii Bulau Bu"lau, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
An East Indian insectivorous mammal (Gymnura Rafflesii),
somewhat like a rat in appearance, but allied to the
hedgehog.
Raffle Raffle Raf"fle, n. [See Raff, n. & v., and Raffle.]
Refuse; rubbish; raff.
Raffle Raffle Raf"fle, n. [F. rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, fr.
rafter to carry or sweep away, rafler tout to sweep stakes;
of German origin; cf. G. raffeln to snatch up, to rake. See
Raff, v.]
1. A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in
shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then
determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them
shall become the sole possessor.
2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all
the stakes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
Raffle Raffle Raf"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raffling.]
To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
Raffle Raffle Raf"fle, v. t.
To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off;
as, to raffle off a horse.
Raffled Raffle Raf"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raffling.]
To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
Raffler Raffler Raf"fler, n.
One who raffles.
Rafflesia Rafflesia Raf*fle"si*a, n. [NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir
S. Raffle?.] (Bot.)
A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically
upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The
flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one
species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or
three feet.
Rafflesia Arnoldi Rafflesia Raf*fle"si*a, n. [NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir
S. Raffle?.] (Bot.)
A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically
upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The
flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one
species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or
three feet.
Raffling Raffle Raf"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raffling.]
To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
