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  1. 1. v. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. dispose of in a lottery Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 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. To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch. To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse. Source: webster
  8. 8. v:24/n:76 n. a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money v. dispose of in a lottery Source: ecdict

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