Raff /(rȧf)/
Raff
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Raffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Raffing
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To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep. [Obs.]
Causes and effects which I thus raff up together.
Raff
n.
- A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.
- The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff.
- A low fellow; a churl.
Phrases & Compounds
- Raff merchant
- a dealer in lumber and odd refuse.