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Webster 1913 Edition


Raff

Raff

(rȧf)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Raffed
(rȧft)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Raffing
.]
[OF.
raffer
, of German origin; cf. G.
raffen
; akin to E.
rap
to snatch. See
Rap
, and cf.
Riffraff
,
Rip
to tear.]
To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.
[Obs.]
Causes and effects which I thus
raff
up together.
Carew.

Raff

,
Noun.
1.
A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.
“A raff of errors.”
Barrow.
2.
The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; – chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff.
3.
A low fellow; a churl.
Raff merchant
,
a dealer in lumber and odd refuse.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Raff

R'AFF

,
Verb.
T.
[Heb.]
To sweep; to snatch, draw or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep. Obs.
Their causes and effects I thus raff up together.

R'AFF

,
Noun.
1.
The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob. This is used chiefly in the compound or duplicate, riff-raff.
2.
A promiscuous heap or collection; a jumble.

Definition 2024


raff

raff

English

Noun

raff (countable and uncountable, plural raffs)

  1. A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.
    • Barrow
      A raff of errors.
  2. The common rabble or mob; riffraff.
  3. A low fellow; a churl.

Derived terms

  • raff merchant

Verb

raff (third-person singular simple present raffs, present participle raffing, simple past and past participle raffed)

  1. To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.
    • Carew
      Causes and effects which I thus raff up together.